Well… we are back on the main island. New Zealand already seems so far away but it is good to back in warmer weather and to return to ‘normal.’ I spent the last week catching up on homework and working at “The Breath,” as I so fondly call it. Saturday was ANZAC Day (which is like the Australian equivalent to Memorial Day) and the whole weekend was spent relaxing and recuperating from our trip (with Nutella and Grey’s Anatomy, of course).
I can’t relax for too long though because I’m heading to Melbourne this weekend! After we got home from NZ, we already felt that we needed to get out of Toowoomba. It’s Daniel’s birthday this weekend so 5 of us are flying down to Melbourne for a long weekend. The flights were fairly cheap and the hostel we booked is really cheap so I’m sure it will be a lot of fun.
It has also recently occurred to me that I don’t even hear the Aussie accent anymore. Being around so many nationalities recently, I can’t really distinguish the dialects. I’m hoping this means I will be returning with a bit of Aussie in my speech. I have picked up these words for you though:
- Problems= Dramas
- Sketchy= Dodgy
- If someone is silly/stupid, they are a dag
- And a ginger is a wranga (pronounced ringer)
- I also get “Ta” and “Cheers” a lot at work which I thought was just a British thing but apparently not.
In other news, no mice have returned to my room and I’m currently feeding my HP addiction from the USQ library. (Isn’t my life just so thrilling that you get to hear about mice and my current reading list?) We leave for Melbourne on Thursday so until then, I’ll be packing and working. Hope you all are enjoying the warmer weather you’re getting because I’m heading into winter!
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I think nutella and Grey's Anatomy are two of the best things in the whole world. Watching Grey's and eating nutella with you could possibly be the highlight of my life. :)
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