Day One (or two depending on where you are in the world)

Australia is beautiful: the weather, the scenery, the people. After thirty plus hours of traveling I was pretty stoked to land in Towsville. We flew Virgin Australia from LA to Brisbane. The plane was awesome. There were tons of movies and videos and games to play and the time went by really fast (relatively).
We had no issues getting through customs --my peanut butter, candy and cookies made it through without a hitch. I was not at all ready to sit on a plane for another 2 hours to Townsville, but not really having a choice in the matter, did so. I was so stoked to get off of that plane. A woman from JCU (Karen) took Jenn and I to our dorms. I am currently staying University Hall until Monday. My semester residence is hosting some kind of all-girls summer camp and being a catholic college, they don't want a boy imposing. Understandable. My room is pretty quaint: I have the essentials plus a sink.
I was so drained I decided to take a twenty minute nap at 4:00pm. Seven and half hours, and way past dinner mind you, I woke up. I forced myself to stay in bed, floating in and out of sleep, until 6:30am. Breakfast was cereal (which made me really happy). I spent the rest of the day wandering around, exploring campus, and getting used to the time difference. We had this international student orientation that was semi-overwhelming but whatever, I am over it. You have to be flexible on these types of adventures, no?
My by far favorite Australian phrase I picked up so far is "true?". They use it instead of saying "really?" or "no way?" or if you are Canadian "aye?" I will have to start using this on a regular basis. Until next time, oi.