I have officially been in Australia for almost two weeks. I have painfully neglected my blog in the meantime but I can say this I have been insanely busy and productive.

As I said in my last post that I was practically homeless upon arriving in Melbourne as I chose to find my own housing, I have since found a house and have lived here for a few days now. It feels fantastic to actually put my clothes in my wardrobe and my food in a cupboard. I am located  five minute walk from campus and ten minutes from my friends house which I am such a frequent visitor that they joke I’m their 5th roommate.

School officially starts next week so I am very excited  to start classes.  I have been informed that the academic environment is much more laid back in comparison to the US  (for example, we are expected to call professors by their first names) so I am anxious to see the differences for myself. We had orientation activities all week so I got to explore the campus a bit and meet other international students.  I only have classes three days a week Monday through Wednesday so I will have four day weekends. This is insane to me.

I also have been frantically job searching. I have an interview on Tuesday for a student mentoring position. It is similiar to what I do back in Chicago so I hope I get it. Cross your fingers!!

Last night a few of my new friends and I went to our first soccer game last night; it was Australia vs. Saudi Arabia and it was one of the world qualifying matches for the world cup. We bought student tickets for a measly  10 dollars (boy do I love being a student) and our seats were in the second row. Of course, we visited the sports shop and were decked out in Australia hats and scarves. By the way, Australia’s team is the Socceroos. How adorable! Although, we were down after the first half, the Aussies pulled out a win. It was so exciting and a great way to be initiated into  the Australia sports world. I am going to a Cricket game tomorrow which will definitely be an experience. I also hope to go to many footy games (Australia football) and the Grand Prix in Formula-1 racing. Needless to say I am a big sports fan!

I will write a post about my trip on the Great Ocean Road soon, I promise.

Happy Reading!