First few days

Finally arrived in the beautiful city of Sydney.  The Internet here is spotty so I’ll try to update when I can. Therefore, when I do write anything it will most likely be pretty long. DEAL WITH IT! The first few days were pretty hectic with jet lag and 8:30 am orientations, walks, learning public transportation, meeting people etc. The 15-hour flight went well enough besides being unknowingly placed in the baby section. A baby on a 15-hour flight? Really? I was able to distract myself because Virgin Australia hooked us up with TV screens in every seat so I managed to blow through an entire season of Modern Family,  all of Crazy Stupid Love, and some Family Guy episodes instead of sleeping through a majority of the flight like a normal person. I got in at 6:00 a.m. Sydney time which would have been the afternoon the day before in Minnesota. Needless to say, I was a hot mess at the airport. Our group managed to book a shuttle and the driver almost forgot to shut the back door so the trip almost started off with our entire luggage flying down the highway.

Today was the first day we really had the chance to explore Sydney. For lunch I had kangaroo pizza. The kangaroo meat tasted like roast beef and I probably wouldn’t mind eating again. Tomorrow is the Blue Mountains and wildlife park trip. Perhaps I’ll get to pet one of the brother or sister kangaroos of the one I ate on my pizza today.  You never know. Circle of life.

Today was the first day I felt like I was truly in Sydney. The Harbour Bridge is amazing and one of my goals while I’m here is to climb the bridge especially at night. I finally made my way to the Opera House and it was gorgeous and amazing to see. The views from both the bridge and the Opera House were awesome. The weather here is also nothing I can complain about and I am now a wizard at Celsius to Fahrenheit conversions. I heard it’s freezing cold in Minnesota and I have myself a solid tan thanks to the 80 degree normal temps here J

These first few days have been great and I can’t wait to see what the next three months have in store for me here in the land down under!