I'm going to Sydney this weekend! WOOO! Finally, a beach! Nichole, Charlie (a girl from England...she says "Cha'lie") and myself are hopping on a train tomorrow and heading to the Big S. They don't call it that; I just thought I would take the initiative.
Train tickets there are actually really cheap. Twenty-one dollars each way with a student I.D. We won't have to worry about a place to stay, either, because Charlie's parents live in Sydney. Nice. I was planning to go to the Bathurst Show, but Sydney will be better! Plus, it's $15 to get into the show. It's basically a county fair type thing.
Before I heard about going to Sydney, I was in a little bit of a rut today. This morning I went to my lecture, but after 15 minutes everyone left because the professor wasn't there. We think it may start the second week. So I headed to the library to print something off and then to the gym BEFORE it closed. It's not air conditioned, by the way.
Afterwards, I was wishing someone from home was here. I'm meeting people and it's fun to hang out with the internationals who want to travel like myself, but like I said earlier, nothing beats inside jokes and finished sentences. I ended up walking to the mini park about five minutes from the dorm and got to swing! It was a beautiful day...shoes off, music on, sun out. Then I read for awhile and acquired my first mosquito bite. Sal called it a musky bite or something.
I met Nichole and another girl at the pool and that's when I heard about Sydney. The conversation went like this:
N: "Charlie and I are going to Sydney this weekend."
Me: "What?! No way! I wanna go! When are you leaving? How are you getting there?" Blah blah blah.
That makes it sound like I 100% invited myself, but it wasn't quite that bad.
I also went to a Bible study earlier and I'm really glad I went. It's Toga Night at the Uni Bar, but I didn't want to spend money and I got home after everyone left. I'd rather save my money for traveling.
Hopefully next time I write, I'll have some "smashing" pictures to add.
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Australian slang
- winge ---> whine, complain
- nappies ---> diapers
- good on you ---> good for you
- slippery dip ---> slide
- cheers ---> thanks, goodbye
- tea ---> also meaning dinner
- aluminium ---> aluminum (yes, it's spelled differently)
- ta ---> thank you
- feral ---> ugly
- lifesaver ---> lifeguard
- paddy wagon ---> police car
- boot ---> trunk
- hey? ---> yeah/huh/what?
- dodgey ---> shady, questionable
- oi ---> hey
- sanger ---> sandwich
- servo ---> service station
- walkers ---> tennis shoes
- doona ---> comforter
- sunnies ---> sunglasses
- take away ---> take-out
- removalists ---> movers
- pashing ---> kissing
- kangaroos loose in the top paddock ---> intellectually inadaquate
- jouro ---> journalist
- hottie ---> hot water bottle (nope, not a compliment)
- fairy floss ---> cotton candy
- bog in ---> commence eating, "to attack food with enthusiasm"
- arvo ---> afternoon (not avos which is avocados)
- biscuit ---> cookie
- billabong ---> waterhole (that wouldn't be as catchy on a T-shirt)
- barbie ---> barbecue
1 comment:
A gym without AC? I think they outlawed that here in the states. :-S You're a trooper for going anyway. Well, have fun at the beach! Gonna catch any waves?
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