Other Side of the World

So I’ll tell you this, uni is a lot different from my weekend in Sydney. While my weekend was very structured and jam packed, after arriving in the Brisbane airport, I got picked up and dropped off at my (nearly empty) dorm here in USQ at Toowoomba. The dorm is small (like 10x10) but it’s fine for just me. There’s a giant window that takes up a whole wall which lets me hear the bugs/birds that live down here. I swear, I feel like I’m living in a rainforest! I live in the Res Colleges and they try to split up most of the international students between the buildings, so right now it’s pretty empty, but it will fill up as soon as the Australian students move in next week. Orientation is pretty boring: a lot of meetings about Visas and health care but it gives me a lot of time to sort out a lot of the logistical work that I have to do to be enrolled, getting a student ID, etc. There’s not a ton of international students here, but I’ve met a few people. I’m trying to get pictures of my trip to Sydney up so hopefully you can see those as soon as possible! Here’s some Australian lingo that they actually use all the time
a. Brekkie= breakfast
b. Fringe= bangs
c. Heaps= lots
d. Scullying= chugging
e. I’ve heard ‘mate’ a lot but I haven’t heard ‘sheila’ yet
f. Good on ya= good job
g. Jumper= sweater/sweatshirt
h. Lift= elevator