I'm smiling in this picture, but that was before I heard the bad news --->
Rachel:
Sent out a secret email post to friends and family. If you didn't get it, comment with your email and I'll send it. Lots to bitch about and I don't necessarily want to put people's name on the net and get sued. Basic message of the post is that I am not enjoy my time here right now. Running into jerks at every turn.
I just got back from Sydney and had a good time with my parents. Sydney is a beautiful city. Melbourne and Sydney have a serious rivalry with each other so everyone here downplays Sydney. The harbour is amazing, the Opera House looks as beautiful as the pictures (except up close because the tiles are kinda yellowy), and it really reminded me of Toronto. If you mash Sydney and Melbourne, you kinda have Toronto (minus a harbour in the middle of it).
Kurtis is really excited to visit USA Foods. It is a store in Melbourne that sells North American foods and he keeps talking about it non-stop. I'm happy because Mom and Dad brought me a whole case of Kraft Dinner! Mmmmm. I made Kurtis happy because I found him some Pop Tarts in Sydney. He is using all his will power not to eat them all in the first week. I also found a pack of Hershey Kisses (with almonds inside) for $17 AUD!!!!! Crazy! Luckily for me, Lauren bought me some in the States and they are sitting in my cupboard disappearing slowly...
Australian Word of the Day - "Fair Dinkum" I actually had to look this one up because I hear it all the time, but I was just guessing about what it meant. I was kinda right. It means like a "fair go" or like "fair play" or something like that. Like an honest go of something. Anyways, the word is a bastardization of the Chinese words for "good gold" which is "din gum" and was created during the gold rush. No comment....
