I've got a new Aussie cell - no wait, mobile (that's the Aussie term for cell phones!) - and I've opened a bank account. Next up, finding a job....and then finding a short term, furnished apartment reasonably close to the only people I know in Oz (Nic and Damien).
The flight from LA to Sydney was amazingly long and tiring. Even though I spent a good part of it trying to sleep, it was difficult as I was in the middle seat between a husband and wife, who didn't want to sit next to each other! According to the husband, they'd spent the last 3 weeks travelling together and needed some time apart. Good for them, but this left me with a wife cuddling against me for 14 hours! Oddly enough, they were from Yarmouth County (in NS, for those of you who aren't from Nova Scotia) but have been living in Australia for the last 8 years! How funny, right?
So I arrive in Sydney, clear customs and immigration easily and then get put to work by Nic and Damien. Friday (the 10th, the day I arrived) was their first moving day into their new apartment. I helped them move from one place to the other until about 5, when they could both tell the lack of sleep and 13 hour time difference was catching up to me. I told them I'd take a shower and a quick power nap and I'd be ready to go.
Next thing I know it's 10am on Saturday morning! Guess I really was tired!
I then spent the rest of the weekend helping them complete their move into their beautiful new apartment, which is located in the CBD (Central Business District) of Parramatta, a suburb of Sydney.
On Tuesday, I headed into Sydney to do a bit of touristing. My first destination? Darling Harbour! I had heard and seen all about it, thanks to Real World: Sydney....and I wanted to experience it for myself. What an amazing location - I fell in love with Australia right then and there! I then took a water taxi to the Opera House, the pinnacle of all things Sydney, in my opinion. Seeing the Opera House in person just was overwhelming. I admit while walking around and enjoying a glass of bubbly at the Opera House, I got misty-eyed. Actually *being* there at the Opera House made this whole trip and adventure real for the first time. I am beyond shocked and amazed at myself for making it to Australia and starting on this huge adventure!
So, that's the basics for now. I don't have regular internet yet, but am frequenting a few places that offer free internet as long as you purchase food/drinks (not a problem here, my friends - they have bubbly by the glass at most places here!!!)
Stay tuned, next up for this chick?
Finding a job and an apartment! Eeeeks! Wish me luck!
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