One month has already passed...only 3 left!

It’s been a while since I’ve written so I will update you on the past week here! Thankfully it was much less eventful! School has started to pick up, and my first paper is due on Friday (25% of my grade…). However, I am very excited because for my Australian Multicultures class, the disabilities services sent out an email because they needed someone to be the note-taker for a student. I decided that I would really like to help out someone, and since I take notes already, it’s not any more work besides that I have to type them. It’s also a paid position (which will compensate for my coffee money ) so I will get paid ten dollars per lecture for all of the lectures in the semester. I think it will help me pay even closer attention since I am responsible for someone else’s learning too!

My friends and I went out to dinner last night—our first nice dinner out. We went to a really good Italian restaurant in The Rocks, and we got to sit outside with the heated lamps while the harp music serenaded us. And the best part was that I got to order my first drink at a restaurant. I drank sangria and I really liked it! It was really nice to go all out and have a nice dinner, because during the week I usually just stay in and make my own food.

My favorite meal is probably pasta, but I’ve been eating chicken a lot and marinating it with teriyaki sauce, which has changed it up a bit. My favorite desserts/cookies are Tim Tams, and they are seriously the best store bought cookie I’ve ever eaten in my life. There are probably ten different kinds, and they’re pretty much just two chocolate wafers with a chocolate frosting type filling, all covered in chocolate. They’re not like Oreos though because they are lighter and a rectangular shape. Of course the dark chocolate ones are my favorite, and also the dark chocolate raspberry bliss. I will be bringing home as many boxes as I can fit, so don’t worry, you will probably get to try one  Also, you can get them at the World Market store if you have one nearby.

This week will be very busy with due dates approaching, but that makes me all the more excited for spring break, which starts September 26. My parents are coming in that Friday and I cannot wait to see them!! I am really looking forward to showing them all around the city when they finish up their tours around Australia, and come back again to Sydney on October 12. On Saturday September 27th I will be flying to Melbourne and spending a few days sightseeing there with my friends. Then we are flying to Alice Springs (aka The Outback) to do a 3 day 2 night camping trip. We will get to see the biggest rock in the world, Uluru, watch the sunrise and sunset, sleep under the stars, and have the chance to go on a camel ride. I could not be more excited, especially because I will get to see what most of Australia really is…a desert! Have a great weekend everyone, God Bless

Love,
Megs