G'day

The last two days have been fantastic! Beaches, BBQs, trails, sushi, and sunshine! It’s absolutely beautiful here. We went to Point Addis yesterday. It was breathtaking! It’s actually a nude beach, but no one there was actually nude…well, except for a couple of kids under 3.

After Addis Pt, we drove down a country road and spotted a few kangaroos. My first kangaroo sighting! They aren’t as big as I had imagined, but fun to watch anyhow. Apparently, kangaroos often compromise local motorists’ safety by jumping fences and into traffic much in the same way deer do in rural Texas. Haven’t seen any yellow signs with kangaroos on them yet though.

Last night Jolyne and Fish hosted a BBQ so I got to meet a bunch of their friends, and see how the locals tread time. Everyone was very nice, and I learned some more Aussie terms and even got to participate in a little debauchery with a potato gun. Good times. Today was gorgeous so I strolled along Geelong’s Eastern Beach and got some sun, sipped on some coffee at a beachside café, and shopped at the local shopping center. Someone actually thought I was Canadian. How do you mistake this Texas twang?! I should be moving to Melbourne on Monday. I met Ben, the guy I’m moving in with, and he seems very nice. Let’s just pray that I find a job in the next few weeks!