Week One Complete

Has it really only been a week? I feel like Ive been here for months already and Ali says I still have hardly seen the Gold Coast! Basically, Ali and I live in Helensvale "the Bush" and Jess who lives in Burleigh Heads (Burleigh) lives on the beach. All of this being just south of Brisbane. Surfers Paradise (Surfers) is bit toursity but has heaps* of cool cafes and is the home of the largest hotel on the coast, Q1. Ali took me from the first beach on the Goldy, Main Beach and then we went South and visited Surfers Paradise, Broadbeach, Burleigh, Nobby beach, the Aussie Miami beach, Currumbin, and finally Coolangatta. And despite the overcast weather, I STILL managed to get burnt. Go me.
In other news, the Australian Open has finally found its 2010 champions; Congrats to Serena Williams and Roger Federer. (Can anyone beat him?) Can't wait for the next sporting events to begin... the Winter Olympics!

My Observations:

New Vocab: Fort Night= Two Weeks, lolly= candy, romper= jumpsuit, flippy floppies= thongs, katsup = tomato sauce, The letter Z= Zed, A guys girlfriend = Mrs., gas station = pertol station
2. Everything here is accompanied by Sweet Chilli Sauce ( next best thing to Hot Sauce)
3. The internet is capped therefore at the end of the month it is extremely slow...but it's Feb 1st. YES.
4. Everyone hang dries their laundry; driers are last resort.
5. Everyone uses Spray deodorant.
6. Because everything is so expensive here, the dollar menu at Mackas isnt a dollar menu, it's the Value Picks menu where everything is like $3 and under.
7. Alot of sentences are followed by hey or as. Example: "I probably shouldnt wear pants in this heat hey?" or "That person is white as!" (Implying their lack of tan)

Last but certainly not least, LADY GAGA is coming to Brissy March 26th! Round 2 here I come.

Til next time,
Love your favorite Sheila,
E