The flight wasn't bad. The Toronto to Vancouver, I had the pleasure of sitting next to an obese, sweaty man who could probably have fueled the plane on his own gas. It was gross. Then Vancouver to Auckland, I was between Nic and an Aussie guy about my age. I took 2 Gravol and was maybe awake for 3 hours that flight. I missed both dinner and breakfast. From Auckland to Melbourne, again, I was next to an obese man and Nic. This guy didn't smell but he laughed out loud at the movie he was watching. It must have been pretty hilarious because every 10 minutes he would startle me with a roar of laughter.
We caught our transfer and ended up with a teacher from Toronto who came here for his niece's wedding- and I am pretty sure he was on the prowl as he was staying for a month and driving to the location. We dropped him off in a dirty,little hostel. Brian- I hope you're still alive.
Our hostel reminds me of a haunted house on Creepy Canada. I like it. Our room is small, but my hotel room in New York was smaller. We have a fridge, t.v., desk, bed and window. We went to the bank and opened our JOINT account (Nic is petrified of sharing this with me) and then bought some snacks. 4 apples, crackers, laughing cow cheese and chips cost 15 dolla. We came back to our room and ate and then had a nap... this was at 4 pm... we woke up at 1 am.
At 6:30 we went for breakfast here at the hostel and got showered and ready for the day. Anyone who knows me knows I have a drastic fear of public washrooms. So far, I am impressed with myself. We took the train to "Chadstone Shopping Centre" and it was HUGE. I'm excited to go back without Cheapo McGee. We bought phones, a hair straightener and eye make up remover. Riveting, really.
I have my interview with my work on Monday and it looks like Nic will be able to get a job just fine. He really doesn't want to go into carpentry- so after we take a Day Tour, he claims he wants to get with them. Or his other idea is we buy a house here and fix it up.... I am really pushing Tour Guide.
So far we're having fun and just getting everything set up. It's not that different from Canada except for everyone loves our accents. And (I know Mom, never start a sentence with "and") we've been told how patient and nice us Canadians are. My pal, Steph, is going to be in Melbourne ASAP and I can't wait for Nic and her to meet.
We're currently living in South Yarra. It's a very affulent suburb in Australia. The only thing driving us crazy is that when we meet people on the sidewalk, we're always the ones who move out of the way. When I say we, it's more Nic. The whole driving on the other side of the road thing is tripping me out.
Our biggest dispute has been jay-walking. Nicholas has no apparent need to obey city rules and I refuse to cross until the sign says it's safe. It's been tough, but I think we'll make it.
Well it's time to activate our phones and find out our numbers! We've planned a nap and then a hot date in the Victorian Market for dinner. That's if we don't fall asleep and miss dinner....
Love you all.
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