G'day From Down Under!!!

I'm here in Aussieland!! I must admit the firts 24 hours here were kinda difficult because the jetlag set in and I was really homesick. I think I was mostly homesick because I made this journey all by myself and wanted to see someone familiar. However, I am adapting well now. It was so surreal seeing the hillsong church sign and when I got there I was greeted by many of the students and they were all very friendly. Very diverse group too. There were Americans, a Brit, A Swed, Aussies and an Indonesian. I haven't seen any of the sights in Sydney yet but hope to venture there soon.

I'm living in a house called Kiss of Heaven. Love that name :) There are going to be 7 girls living here total but some are on holiday and a couple have yet to arrive. I've met 3 of the girls. Tiff is the only Aussie. Rian and Brittany are both Americans from South Carolina. They are all so sweet and I know I'm going to like living with them. Raquel is coming tomorrow and she's from New Zealand and Carmen from S. Africa arrives on Monday. So yeah...it's going to be awesome!!

I went to a huge shopping centre with Rian yesterday called Castle Towers. It really was huge and not all that different from an American mall. The even had a K-Mart...lol! I found it to be pretty cheap too so I spent some AUD there. There was also a target. It was so funny... I felt like I was in America until I heard all the accents around me. When I entered Target an older gentlemen working there smiled and said "Have a jolly time shopping." I was like "yes, yes I will(haha). I took my first bus by myself yesterday. I wasn't sure where to tell the driver to stop once we reached the area my house is at. So I just got off the first time he stopped there. Basically I got very lost and was walking up and down trying to find my house. Thankfully there was a young girl waiting for a bus and she let me borrow her phone. I called the house and figured out I wasn't very far from home. So I made it back. Gosh, it's seems like I can't go to a foreign country without getting lost at least once.

So yeah, things are going well. I'm meeting up with a couple from Florida in a bit to go grocery shopping. I met them on facebook so it will be good to meet them in person. Anyway, hope you are all doing well and enjoying the summer. It's nice outside here but super cold in the house. But no worries...I bought socks :)