Yesterday was a great day! First, my friends and I decided to walk around the campus and check things out. It is a really nice campus. I really love the architecture here in Australia. Everything is colorful and original; I feel like the houses say warm weather. It is different how on my campus you walk outside to go from class to class. There are not a lot of buildings that have classrooms inside with things like hallways. Most of the campus is outdoors, which I guess works when you live in Australia. My friends and I also saw, you guessed it, KANGAROOS! It was amazing! The first set we came across had so many! They were right outside of the campus too! We were all whispering and sneaking up on them like they were deer and then two women came right passed walking and laughing at us. Then we got out our cameras and started snapping! It was amazing how they just stared at us. We also ran into two more kangaroos right in the middle of the campus. We were so close to those kangaroos, it was a bit frightening, but they just kept chilling out on the grass. We have been warned to not piss off a kangaroo. They actually can stand on their tails and kick with their legs!

After our walk around the campus we went to Sunshine Plaza, a mall. We decided to eat in the food court, and I so had Chinese, lol! Then we walked around and got some of the essentials we forgot. I need to mention that everything down here is so much more expensive than back in the states! I finally was able to find an electronic store and get my plug adapters. YEAH! I was so excited to be able to plug in my computer! Although, when I got back I plugged in my alarm clock and blew a fuse, so now I do not have an alarm clock :(

After the mall we went to the BEACH! It was a wonderful sight. I absolutely love the ocean and was so excited we were able to go! Once we found a spot on the sand we jumped into the waved filled ocean! The waves were pretty big and really swept you up. I wish I would have had a body board because that would have been a blast! I definitely enjoyed that ocean and even though I put sunscreen on, I still got burnt! We also did some walking around the ocean and just took everything in! It really felt like I was in Australia once I hit that beach! I can't wait to go again! There are so many trips I want to take, it is hard to keep track of them all!

Today was our first day of orientation. It went okay. We were not able to get our ID pictures taken because the line was ridiculously long! We sat through a couple sessions, not the most enjoyable, and then went back to our rooms. Later we ran to the post office and, you bettcha, we had Subway for dinner! It brought back some great memories of home and the good old dance studio! Then we sat by the pool for a while and watched a movie in my friend's room. It was a relaxing night, which is fine with me because I am exhausted! I still feel like I have not totally found my place here. I would like to meet new people and hopefully fit in a bit more. I do not drink and I feel like that is the main thing that Aussies do. I have no problem with people drinking, but I feel like they might look down on me for not wanting to do a whole lot of drinking. I guess I will continue to try and enjoy myself and not let my worries get the best of me. I have a lot to look forward to!