Soaking up the sun

Well, here I am, in the Land Down Under, in Fremantle (Freo) Australia. After living out of a suitcase for two weeks, and the rest of it having been packed up for nearly a month, I can't tell you how good it feels to unpack everything. I am living in the dorms with the American Study Abroad students, me being the "weird" international/domestic one, and two other Aussie girls. It's a great location and everyone is super nice! Across one street is the chapel, and across the other is a beautiful park with green, green grass and some fish 'n chips places on the other edge! I definitely need to get a job as soon as I find out my schedule, as money does not last long...
Today was officially the first day of orientation for the study abroad students, but I am required to attend some of the stuff. So it's been great - the 30 of us that live in Port Lodge have all bonded over Mary's 21st birthday the day she arrived (although the drinking age is 18) and went to the beach the next day. SUNSCREEN! Man oh man. I am really excited for tomorrow to meet the other international students studying here, so that I can make friends that aren't going to be leaving in June!
I got my SmartRider card to catch the train up to Perth, so that way I can visit Paul and Cheryl, my surrogate parents here, and their family whenever I want! I can't wait for things to really get going and get into a schedule, but I am enjoying my last few days of summer vacation, that's for sure!
Cheers!