re-oweek

rmit village, the complex where rachel and i are living, had re-oweek the first week of classes. 

i'm not really sure what that stands for, but that had events planned for us all week and it was fun!

friday night was 80's prom night.

it was hilarious and so fun dancing like losers!

people had some really good outfits.

i can't even believe i am posting this, but here's some 80's entertainment...

the zoo!

was so fun!  

here are pictures!

peacocks just walking around...no big deal

wombat!

cute little meerkat!

kangaroos!

koala!

kangaroo...ha!

mommy and baby orangutan...they were so cute, the baby could hardly balance to walk around on it's own

oink oink

orientation

we had orientation the 15th and the 16th and just found out some basic info about school and registered for classes.

the international office threw a welcome party for all of us the second night!

we met some sweet girls from the us!

exploring + first dinner

so, we went to chinatown.  it was dead.  pretty much just a bunch of chinese restaurants.

whoopdedoo.

here i am..

...been there. done that.

moving on!

mmm yummy...

rachel and i went all out on our first night cooking together!

we got fresh shrimp really cheap at the market because it was the end of the day!

rachel excited about our feast!

i'm here

i've been here for almost 3 weeks now, and have finally gotten around to making a blog.

i have lots of catching up to do!

i'm not really sure where to begin, and don't feel like i can go into detail about everything i've done so far!

the short version is: i finally got here after a 30 hour flight.  got settled in, had lots of weird sleep patterns for a week, did some exploring, and started school.

starting school in july is no fun!

the day i got here, rachel took me to the market which is only about a 5 minute walk from our flat.  we're right in the middle of the city and everything is so close!  at the market, we can buy fruits, vegetables, meat, clothing, and all sorts of things for fairly cheap.  it's such a fun part of the culture here and i will definitely miss it when i leave!

oh, and if you feel a sudden urge for a camel ride at the market, no worries...