Finally arrived!

After hoppin off the plane at LAX with my jeans and my cardigan, my 14 hour flight to Sydney was a bit longer than anticipated. American Airlines was real smart playing all the movies while everyone was sleeping. The weirdest part about the whole thing... never being present on January 23, 2010. I entirely skipped that whole day. Going through customs was a breeze and my flight to Brizzy was short and sweet; just an hour long. I walked out to Ali and Jess waiting in the terminal... FINALLY REUNITED again!
Day 1. First stop, Yatala for a good ol traditional meat pie with some hot ranga sauce. Delish. After getting settled in at Ali's, we went out to Brizzy to a bar called Normanby with a bunch of her friends.
Day 2. Relax all day in the pool and purchase myself a cell phone wahoo! Thanks Optus Prepaid. Then, out to Coolangatta (Cooly) to Neverland with Jess. Very successful night. The weirdest part is looking out Jess' balcony and seeing mountains to the left and endless beach to my right.
Day 3. AUSTRALIA DAY!!!!!! Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oy Oy OY! Caught a glimpse of the Hurley Burleigh Surf Competition then went to BBQ at Ryans where everyone makes fun of my "accent".
Day 4. Layed out by the pool in the 95 degree weather and got burnt to a crisp and I was only out there for an HOUR! In desperate need of an aloe bath.

My Observations:
1. New Vocab! Everything is shortened. Brisbane= Brizzy, Coolangatta= Cooly, Thank you= Ta, Air Conditioning = Air Con, College= Uni, McDonalds= Mackas, Sunglasses= Sunnys, Bathing Suit= Togs, Board Shorts= Boardies, Trashy= Bogan, Tank Top= Singlet ( more to come as a learn it all)
2. Hungry Jacks = Burger King
3. Everyone asks me to "say something" and when I say "yall" everyone stops and stares.
4. Everything is really expensive! A tube of mascara at Kmart is $18.50 Australian Dollars. Two mixed drinks at the bar is about the same as mascara. CrAZy.
5. Australians dress extremely trendy. So I'm doing more shopping today to fit the criteria.

Until next time...
Love,
Your favorite Sheila
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