One Year in Australia: The Facts
- I arrived in Brisbane on September 21, 2005.
- I've resided on the North side and the Southwest side.
- I've spent 15 days in New Zealand.
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- That last entry was from my inherited cat Chucky trying to walk across my lap.
- I ride a train into the city about four times a week. (My only prior public transport experience was on the Metro in Washington D.C. back in 1994.)
- While I hate talking on the phone, in the last year I have gotten less than 20 phonecalls from someone other than my husband. Three of those were from people in the States.
- Most curious people ask if I am from Canada instead of the States.
- I see kangaroos at least three days a week, but I have only seen one koala in the wild.
- I have learned to love Thai food to an almost scary degree. Red curry, yellow curry, green curry. Mmm.
- I'm MARRIED.
- My man and I can swing dance.
- Some days I have to remind my self to "think".... instead of "reckon".
- I've learned that culture shock is very real and very sucky.
- I still haven't been to Tiger Island, to my dismay.
- I cry less now, but I still get incredibly homesick.
- I had better intentions for sending packages back to the States than actually happened. Instead I keep adding presents to a gigantic box that is going to have to be sent eventually.
- My first stops when I get back to Iowa will be: see my family, go to my chiropractor, and then Pizza Ranch.
- My goal for this next year is to learn to be able to eyeball things in metric.
- I've made some really nice friends, and I even like my in-laws.
- I'm anxious to go back to the States, but I am really starting to like it here.
Sep 21 2006, 04:30 am
i promise to take you to tiger island soon...sorry...heheh
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Sep 21 2006, 08:28 am
are we after pizza ranch????
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Sep 22 2006, 10:20 am
I love reading your blog! I went to OZ as an exchange student in 1994 and stayed for a year. Reading about your "discoveries" brings me back to that time. I would LOVE to be living there now too. Unfortunately (yet very fortunately) I am already married, so I will have to seek an alternative method!
If you ever want an ear from someone who kind of knows what you're going through, just let me know!
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