LAST NIGHT

I had a great time last night.  It marked a huge turning point in my time here in Australia: The first night I went out with kids my age.  I had a blast.  I know Jerry, or Jeremy, from Guam and he is living out here for "Uni" as they call it.  So, being the nice guy that he is, he invited me out to his friend's house-warming.  It was crazy,  apparently his friend had just bought...bought...his own apartment and it was not just any apartment.  No, this apartment had a full on Legends of the Hidden Temple like fountain, 3D TV, automatic soap dispensers (??), cool hanging basket chair, a nice little modern fish tank, and an iRobot vacuum cleaner (which we had fun with after a couple drinks).  It was awesome! 

To top it off Jerry and his friends are some of the nicest people I've ever met.  His two roomates are brothers and their parents own a farm they frequently help out at.  If that didn't sound cool enough, they also help on the vineyards to bottle and label their own wine.  I mean come on, how cool is that? 

Also one minute, someone will be playing guitar and the next a full on like jazz duet will be happening.  When they asked if I played any instruments, I just laughed thinking of myself in comparison.  I also had the much-talked about "Maccas" in Australia finally. Aka McDonalds.  Maybe it was just the time of night but it seemed especially good.

Before all this, I had an interesting couple train rides over.  I wish I had had my camera but instead I forgot it on my bed right before leaving.  At every station I was determined to try this energy drink I had never seen called 'Mother'.  But for some reason at each one something went wrong.  The first ate my two dollars.  The second, the girl in front of me took too long before the train came.  The third, they had ran out.  It just wasn't meant to be. 

Also later I retrospectively decided that forgetting my camera was a good thing considering I didn't want to be deemed "camera girl" or like "blog girl"..who knows.  You'll just have to trust me on this one.

Art by Megan Whitmarsh and Deth P. Sun.