First Week in Aus.

So guess what? I’m in Sydney, Australia! Proof you ask? ...

Alright. So now that we cleared that up…I’ll give you the run down of my trip so far.

I said goodbye to this darling creature on Friday afternoon: (Tigger Chilton)

I flew to Dallas Sunday morning and got to meet this darling creature: (My cousin George Chewbacca Scott)

I flew over the entire Pacific Ocean all of Monday:  (Shout out: Qantas Airways treats you right)

I arrived here on Tuesday afternoon: (My new home)

  

I walked with my roommate Dylan and his friend Ryss around the city:

I discovered there are many gross things like this:

And I have done a good bit of walking around my new university:

So there are some cool pictures you can hopefully enjoy. I really try to be secretive when I take photos because I don’t want to look like a tourist. I can totally blend in and look like an Aussie as long as I remember to stay to the left when walking. I keep wanting to go right and end up getting in the way. I’m bound to get run over looking the wrong way crossing the street. Speaking of blending in, a foreign student asked me for directions to a building yesterday. I pretended I knew what I was talking about and gave him directions. Who knows if he made it or not. Several international students have asked me questions for help. I guess they see white skin and think Aussie. Well I’m honored quite frankly. That means I must look as though I know what I’m doing. Success!

Quickly I’ll tell you how things are going. Honestly, I nearly came home earlier this week. I was completely overwhelmed by the initial shock of a new place and new people. Clearly the culture here is different and it will take some getting use to. I’ve decided that I will keep trusting God’s purpose for me in this place and try harder to get connected. Having said this, I do like my roommates Dylan and Lucas a lot. They are both very kind people. We have nice neighbors as well.

I wanted to thank you all for your support. It really REALLY means a lot to me and helps HEAPS. (Heaps being an extremely commonly used Aussie word. I don’t think they know the phrase 'a lot'. Everything is heaps.)