The Bush Dance was fun (there are no pictures b/c I wasn't dressed up and was running on a couple hours of sleep). A Bush Dance is what we call square dancing. Yes, I did participate! It was really funny, but fun to do. So, I lasted until my luggage arrived at 10 PM (longer than I thought I would). Many of yall know I love to dance, so I guess that helped energize me so I could stay awake longer. When my bags came, I left the dance to unpack, take a shower, and go to sleep. Ok, story on the shower: they are unisex and there is only 1 shower and 1 toilet. Weird! After getting a good 8 hours of sleep, I woke up refreshed but with my stomach killing me! I think it is still adjusting. I wake up starving at night but when I eat a the appropriate time here it gets really angry at me. Oh well, it will adjust.
So, we went to a meeting this morning and have a ton of things planned for this afternoon. Now, I'm just catching up on unpacking and getting in contact with everyone.
Also, I will not even need to go to the gym since I live on the fourth floor and will walk practically a mile uphill to class every day! Whoever said Australia is flat lied to me! It might have something to do with campus being in the middle of the Flinders Ranges. I'm going to have some major calf muscles! It's ok though, I like my exercise and the place is beautiful! Oh, but a little fun fact: Adelaide is pretty much the desert of Australia. So, it is really hot during the day but cold at night!
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So, there is a little bit of a difference in portion sizes here! They are a good deal smaller than in the US! I mean, I had a mini spring roll and a mini quiche for lunch. Yep! That is lunch here. They also say that Americans are pigs because we eat too much. Hmm... I'm beginning to think that they need to work on their portion sizes as well b/c I do not eat as much as a lot of Americans and this is not enough for me! Also, Adelaide is extremely laid back and go with the flow. They don't do a whole lot of rushing around. Plus, everything closes at 5:00 PM except for on Thursday night when they stay open until 9:30 PM! Woah!!! There is nothing open except for bars. No fast food, no walmart... nothing. It is so different! Well, Daniel, a girl from Hawaii, and I decided to walk around campus after our international students meeting instead of going back to the meeting we were supposed to be in for the hall. The campus is beautiful! Well, I'm getting ready to go to tea (so weird!), dinner, and the beach tonight!
Here are a few of the pictures I took around campus today. I will be taking more when I have more time!
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