This morning, I woke up pretty early. I asked Emily about
going to the Gold Coast and she said she didn’t really feel up for it. I could
have just gone by myself, but then what is the fun in that. I might have to
next time though. If it’s free next time, I am definitely going. It wont be
free until later on next
week. She said maybe next weekend. I really need
Internet to see the Facebook pages of Quest and stuff, so I can see what kind
of trips are coming up and which ones that I want to do. I ate a banana for
breakfast. It is one of the ones that I got from the market. Their bananas are
a lot different than ours. They are shaped different and hard to open. I can
remember Sophia, Emily’s friend she stayed with the first few days, saying that
there was a banana shortage a couple of years ago because of the floods and the
price of bananas went up astronomically. So, I think its safe to say that I got
a good price at $2 for a big bundle. I listened to some music on my computer,
seeing as there isn’t much to do just sitting around here. I need to find stuff
to do. To just explore. I did watch some old videos that I have on my computer.
They were from high school and stuff. It kind of made me a little sad to
remember back on those times. I miss hanging out all the time with my friends.
I miss them. I loved those days and the people. It was truly one of the best
times of my life. Watching that made me want to connect more with those people
from high school. I will try to make more of an effort when I get back. Marcel
was up and Pricilla, his wife was all moved in and everything too. They are
from Brazil and around their late 20’s. I am officially the
youngest here. But,
they are so cool and I fit right in. Priscilla is here taking English classes
to better her English so that she can get her masters degree. She already has
her degree in Psychology. She works as a house cleaner and a waitress too. She
wants to find another job though, because she says the house cleaning job is so
hard and trying. They have both traveled around and everything. Their English
is really good, I think. I asked them a little bit about how they feel about
the US. They have been there before and say that some places in the US are good
and some aren’t. They said that when they were in Miami, there were a lot of
people that walked around with attitude that they didn’t like and weren’t very
nice. Priscilla said that she would ask someone a question in English and they
would try to answer her back in Spanish. She was like “I don’t speak Spanish!”
Haha. Marcel said that more open-minded places were better. Places where gay
marriage and marijuana is legal, seem to be better places. He said “That’s not
because I smoke marijuana or anything, its just because there is more freedom.”
Priscilla interrupted him by adding “And you’re not gay either so…” Haha. He
laughed. It is really great to see how other countries view the US. I told my
parents that I was going to try and do see the different opinions and document
them, unbiased. I just want to know so that I can maybe go back to the US and
make it a better place. It is kind of my mission while I am here. I want the
unfiltered, true opinions of those from other countries, on how they feel the
US is portrayed in their society. After talking with them for a bit, I got
ready. I had to get out of the house, because it wasn’t that bad looking of a
day. I wanted to take some pictures too. I rode the bus into the city and
walked through the city and the Botanical Gardens. They are so beautiful and I
haven’t taken any pictures of them yet. I also took some pictures of the QUT
campus. I want everyone to see how great the campus is too here. When I was
walking around the campus, I saw this scary lizard snake thing
crawling out of
the bushes. It was really weird. I have no idea what it was. That has been
happening a lot lately, not knowing what something is. Haha. Its like I’m in a
different country or something! I made it past it though and wanted to use the
free Wi-Fi that the say the offer in the gardens. I tried and tried, but
couldn’t get it to work. Ugh. My luck again. Maybe it is because it was the
weekend or something. I don’t know. I did see these people making a video.
There was like this lady pushing a stroller and she sat on a bench. Then all of
a sudden this man with a mask came up and stole her purse. I don’t know what
that was all about, but I definitely know
they were just making a video. Haha.
At least I think so. I walked to the ferry from the campus, still taking
pictures and everything. I then rode the ferry back to Toowong and walked back
to my house. When I closed my door, there was a surprise in my room. There was
a little gecko on my wall behind my door. Oh, Australia. I didn’t know how I
was going to get it out. I had a piece of paper ready, when Marcel knocked on
the door. He wanted to see if I had any extra hangers, which I don’t, but then
he ended up helping me by picking up the gecko and putting it back outside. I
didn’t know if I could touch it or if it was poisonous or what, so I’m glad he
got it. It was running everywhere though and he had a time getting it, but
finally he got it in his hands. I uploaded some pictures on my computer.
I was
kind of tired and there wasn’t much else to do, so I just fell asleep. Haha. I
was going to go to Emily’s house later to use some Internet. I woke up and
Marcel was cooking in the kitchen. He offered me and everyone else some. So
nice! It was this pasta and fish thing and it was really good. Angie was
putting together a puzzle at the dining room table. I knew I was in the right
place then! I LOVE PUZZLES! So exciting! Perfect! We finished the puzzle and
took a house picture. It was cool, kind of like house bonding. Haha. It was
raining outside too and since we had the doors open letting in cool air, some
bugs had gotten in. Marcel had the idea to vacuum them up. It actually worked. We
all watched Prison Break together, which is apparently one of Angie’s favorite
shows. They have an external hard drive that they plugged into the TV and we
watched it from there. I wish I had my shows on there. I can remember watching
Prison Break when it first came on, but then it showed like an hour later or
something and I couldn’t stay up that late to watch it. I can’t wait to get
Internet so that I can watch my shows that I am missing. I never went to
Emily’s. I guess I got too caught up with the housemates! Which is totally
fine. They are so cool, mature, and fun. I really like them. We all were tired
and went to bed after the Prison Break episode. Tomorrow is my first day of
“Uni”. I have my first class tomorrow! It isn’t until late, so I can sleep. I’m
excited!
Until next time,
QueensLandon
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