What's up?

Just an update on what I've been up to. : )

This past week was a monster. I had so much school work to do and hardly anytime to do it! I had a presentation to work on(and a partner to do it with), an 800 word paper review, 50 pages to read, 3 computer assignments, and and online quiz to take. In addition, it was Vegard and Lilian's birthdays so there was plenty of celebrating to be had!

I baked a cake for my roommates and it was amazing. Charles (that French kid I live with haha) probably ate more of it than even the birthday people! But what can I say...I bake a damn good cake!

Monday was $8 movie monday, so Ryan, Charles, myself, and Vegard saw Alice In Wonderland for Vegard's birthday. It was pretty good. Great soundtrack!

Tuesday I worked on a lot of homework and tried to plan my spring break. I think we've changed our minds about a million times now. But we finally decided! We're going to spend 7 days in the northern territory. A couple days in Darwin hiking and hanging out with the crocs, and then a couple in Alice Springs checking out King's Canyon, the Olgas, and Uluru. I'm pretty stoked, actually. We get to legitimately camp in the outback! We sleep in heavy duty sleeping bags (swag) right under the stars--equipped with a bug net and everything. It's kind of funny because several people I've met want to spend their break lounging on the beaches, hanging out in paradise, etc--but I want to go hiking and camping. Either way, I am incredibly excited!

Wednesday is usually Ranch night, but I honestly don't remember if we went to the Ranch. I am pretty sure we did with Ryan's roommate...who left a very unflattering smell haha.

Thursday was a TOGA PARTY at the Ubar. It was so much fun. We wrapped sheets around ourselves then walked to the bar. There was actually a line to get in. Ryan and I met 2 fellas in line, both locals. They were pretty nice guys. Because it was so crowded, I figured I'd get drinks for me, Ry, and Lil. I fought my way to the counter at the bar just to discover that I could only buy 2 drinks. But the battle to the counter was not easy. I stood sideways so that I could get my hand on the counter and pull myself forward. The guy beside be did the same. He was about a foot taller than me and probably around the same size. He was pressing his body against me, trying to knock me over! Then the guy behind me was cheering for me to get to the bar before the pushy guy! It was crazy. I couldn't even move because it was wall to wall bodies. Then I searched for Ryan for like 30 mins and couldn't find him because there were so many people! I did, however, find to Aussie fellas that I met in line. I sat with them for about 20 mins before I finally found Ryan. I also ran into the bouncer from the Ranch who asked me how Ryan's roommate was--he remembered the nasty smell haha! Then we dashed off to the dancefloor which was lit with blacklights and crowded with people wrapped in sheets. T'was a good night!

Friday was an early start. I had to turn a paper in before we went to the zoo at 9am, so I was up by 7am after going to bed at 3am. Toronga Zoo was awesome. Whoever constructed the layout is absolutely amazing. The whole entire zoo is built into a hill. You take a cable car or bus to the top and work your way down, all while receiving an amazing view of Sydney and the bridge and opera house. Something very interesting I noticed about the zoo was the way animals were caged. The koalas for example, were not in a giant cage. They were hanging out in trees that a walkway was built around. There was no fence between you and the koala. The zoo was very interactive. You could walk into the exhibits with birds, kangaroos, emus, etc. We saw the bird and seal shows. The bird show was breathtaking. I can't even describe how amazing and well trained these birds were. And the seal show was equally as good--full of laughs! They made a joke about the California Sealion saying he laughs like an American, then the seal would do this really annoying laugh sound for EVER. It was funny, and quite American lol. We also watched a spider show. Thank GOD they didn't take any of them out of the containers.

That night, we celebrated Lil's birthday with a small party in our flat. It was truly one of the most fun nights I've had. We played cards, thumper, flip cup, etc and it wasn't too big. Everyone was having a good time. And then Charles started feeding people. He also thought he was invincible and kept pounding his injured hand on the table. Silly France. He also did a few other things that night, but I won't blog about them. ;)
Anyway, I had a blast, and so did Lil! What a great 21st.

Then Saturday we got up bright and early and dressed to impress for the Royal Randwick Horse Races! Charles told me I looked like I was getting married, so I told him to piss off. Anyway, the races were so much fun. I bet on a couple of horses...and lost. But it was still fun! Then we got rained on, but there was an amazing rainbow so it balanced out. I definitely would like to go again. Then me, Ry, Vegard, Lil and her sister Elda walked to Fox Studios. We intended on going bowling or seeing a comedy show, but turns out that Tuesdays are the cheap days (Tightass Tuesdays) so we'll be back! Instead we ate at a bar--the Fox and Lion. It was good. Then we hopped into a couple of cabs and headed for King's Cross where we found a nice little bar with cheap drinks! We spent awhile there, took a few shots with inappropriate names, then got rained on while trying to get back home! Either way, it was fun.

Then I got up Sunday morning and did homework all day, except for when I went to the shopping center for a break--once with Ry, once with France. I went to bed by midnight, and it was great!

I would add some pics, but the internet is flakey here.
Love from Sydney~!