Hey Everyone! So I have officially survived three days in the land of Oz! I landed early Thursday morning (oct 23) and was greeted with a rainy and cold day. Not a very good start. I went to my hostel, took a shower, sent out a few "I'm Alive" emails, and then headed outside with my rain jacket (thanks Sharon!). I needed to stretch my legs after the loong day(s) of travelling so I walked around, got some food and at 4 pm totally crashed! I woke up the next morning to the sun shining and I was officially on Australian time!

On Friday I took the coastal cliff walk from Bondi Beach to Coogee Beach. I didn't make it all the way to the end but I took some awesome pictures and got some color for my base tan. There was an art exhibit taking place on the actual walk, so all along the way there were different sculptures and such. One sculpture was in a big plastic bubble floating in the ocean! It was pretty cool.

Yesterday I went into the city with two friends (yes I actually have some!) and we saw the opera house and the bridge. They were breathtaking. I was so amazed at the site. The bridge is HUGE. We also took a walk through the Botanical Gardens, which were gorgeous as well. We came upon these trees that were just filled with bats! They were all hanging by their feet with their wings wrapped around them. All I could think about was dracula.

Today I have been taking it pretty easy. I went to the beach for the first time, it was nice out, not too hot and maybe even a little cool but I still feel like I got some sun.

I really like my hostel, the only weird thing is that they say they offer breakfast in the morning but in reality they just have dry cereal out and you have to bring your own milk! I found that a bit odd...oh well. More later!