Adjusting.

Australia is wicked, no doubt. and despite being half way around the world, i never really felt any huge culture shock. but in everyday life there are some things that jump out at you that you just have to get used to:

1) vegamite

2) kangaroo meat products

3) 600ml of coke costing 4 dollars.

4) driving on the wrong side of the road

5) everybody is my mate

6) roundabouts (which apparently sounds like roundabooot)

and of course...

Trams, Trolleys, rubbish and....rice bubbles?

But possibly the coolest feature of our YWAM base is location. We have an unreal property (basketball court, swimming pool, wicked huge chapel and many endless places to lounge. Also, directly across the street from us is a park with a soccer field. However even better than that is the train station 2 minute walk away. For about 6 bucks Canadian you can buy an all day transportation ticket. Hop on the train for 15 minutes to downtown Melbourne. And I know now that this is a bias opinion living here, but the city is like no other. It’s really urban and there is tons to do. Just about everywhere you look theres sick graffiti. And once you’re downtown, with the train ticket in hand, you can use it to catch a tram to just about anywhere. St. Kilda’s beach. Or maybe the markets in south Melbourne. Oppurtunities are endless.

One other thing I noticed is that for this city of 4 million, Its clean as. I’m sure the sidewalk cleaning personnel help (which they have), but I’m determined the city has no trash anywhere is because you get to throw it into big red bins everywhere and call it rubbish.

ps. camon' rice bubbles? who do they think they are.