"aaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh" my room just had an explosion over our first australian critter! There are five of us in this room at the hostel and we are all just getting ready for bed and packing when one of the girls screams bloody murder (see above) we all think that something epically horrible has occurred and well it was a really gross cockroach crawling up her neck!
haha it was orange and striped so another roommate (shes from hawaii shes a trooper with the bugs) wraps it up in a towel to go throw it over the balcony. To top the evening off a british backpacker asked us to be quiet because he "was trying to party"?? hahaha oh how i love living in a hostel!
The last two days have been amazing!
First we went to the Rainforestation and there were just kangaroos and wallabees jumping around, no big deal?! We got to feed them and pet them and then go and hold a koala bear!!! Afterwards we went and saw an aboriginal show with dancing and then an aborigini man taught us spear throwing, didgeredoo playing, and best of all a lesson in how to throw a boomerang, I think I need some practice in that field though! Then after a brief tour of the rainforest in one of those trucks that can also be boats (chattanoogans you know what I am talking about!) we headed back to the hostel for a free afternoon.
Today we woke up super early and headed out to sea! We took a boat out to the Great Barrier Reef!! First we snorkeled around and words will never adequately describe the beauty of the reef. I don't know what was more amazing, the reef or the fish! I think I saw every fish that lives in the fish tank in Finding Nemo, and Dori as well! Things got real crazy when we did an introductory scuba diving course! After about ten minutes of training in the water one on one with an instructor they put the weights on you and let you go! We got to scuba around the reef for thirty minutes and not only is scuba diving super awesome and I would love to get certified but seeing even more of the reef and getting so close and swimming through its crevices was unbelievable, I mean as I am typing about it now I can't believe it! We then sailed to an island and snorkeled around some more reefs before sailing back to shore!
This Orientation program has been awesome! I feel a lot like its freshman year of college all over again and I just got done with an orientation weekend. Everyone is trying to meet everyone and random hangouts are always happening whether its a trip for some gelato or a pick up ultimate game! And now we are all about to head to our cities and start the real reason we are here, our internships!
I am so excited to go to Brisbane tomorrow! It will be nice to move into my actual residence so I can stop living out of a suitcase and then to explore the town that will house me for the next ten weeks!
Some neat observations about Australians thus far: they really do say "no worries mate" all the time! they love to see Americans trying typical aussie things and they call this "have a go". They have the best chinese and japanese food because it doesn't have to be imported as far but their american beers are super expensive! Who knew a Budweiser could cost so much?! They only work about four days a week and believe in a lot of vacation time, at least four weeks a year.
Also, I am learning to like seafood. I never thought I would see the day!
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