Today was quite the day. I woke up rather early, 7:30am, and ate breakfast with a pretty lively table of Aussies. Still having a hard time remembering names; it is like being a first year at Allegheny all over again except everybody has an accent and I seem to never see them again.... Nonetheless, after breaky I walked around campus and took some photos. It is so easy here to take a good picture. Honestly, I stick the camera out towards something appealing, push the button and VOILA! it's magic.
After lunch, the girls and I decided to ride a bus into Townsville to spend the afternoon at the Strand. The Strand is what I would compare to a boardwalk in the States...except not really. It is a really nice stretch of beaches, walkways, splash zones, restaurants, exercise stations, and palm trees. We laid on the beach for just over an hour. The views were awesome. I officially touched the Pacific ocean from the other side for the first time. Unlike California the water here is very warm. We were restricted to just our feet because it is high time for stingers (its box jellyfish season until May). They do have beaches that are netted so I am for sure going to have to check those out. Best part of our trip to Townsville is that we made it back using the bus much easier than our escapades yesterday. And again, just in time for dinner.
One more day until I move into my permanent room in St. Paul. I cannot wait to finally get to unpack and make a home out of this place. Tomorrow is going to be my "work day" finalizing essays and applications and stuff. Oh well, this place can't be all play and no work, right? Ask me in a month.
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