OKay, so settling here has been a little hard. The bus system isn't the greatest so it takes hours to do one thing that with a car would only take you 45 mins or less. The housing is really hard to get. Every time we call anyone about a posting, it's already been filled.
A good thing though, is that it took me less than 2 days to find a job. I'm working at the Balmoral hotel. My first day was yesterday, just an orientation and the restaurant seems like any other restaurant except that you don't go to the tables to take an order. They come up to the bar to order from you. I found that a little hard to get used to because I'm so used to running around after customers. Nice little change but I wonder if I"m going to get bored more easily because of it.
So on Sunday we went out with Reece and Christine to one of their friends house for a BBQ. Had steaks and Snaggers (sausages), potato salad and alcohol. Hahaha.... supposedly, Sunday afternoon in Australia is like their biggest party day. I don't think people care that they have to go back to work the next day. They start early and go to a bar on the beach. It's a huge thing. The girls are really fashionable here too. All wearing dresses and very chic little outfits. When everyone was tired of standing in the bar we all went for a swim. The smart ones brought their bathing suits..... most just swam in their underwear. Hahaha all in good fun.
I have never felt power like that of the waves of this ocean. Even in Thailand everything was fairly calm. We were just playing in baby waves and it was enough to knock me over repeatedly. The power is amazing and I want to see what the big waves feel like. I can't wait to go see the surfers on the huge waves.
John has got a few interviews at IT places and I"m sure he'll get a job within the next couple of days. His leg's all healed up and he says Hi to everyone back home.
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