so australia is expensive

finally got internet in my room today. it comes after over a week of having to go to campus and sit in the computer lab.  it took a south african dude one hour to configure my mac to the wireless. i told him how excited i was that i can now skype. he laughed and said i would have to pay for the ethernet internet. i have no idea what he is talking about but it will cost me $75 a month :(

tried to go to the gym on campus. found out it costs $12 a day or $100 month. so i will be running around town from now on.

although australians do speak english i am constantly trying to keep up with their conversations. they have their own word for just about every word. its funny because of my hawaiian accent everyone thinks i am canadian. i get asked it all the time. must be all the 'yeahs' i throw into my sentences. 

so far the highlight of my week has been going to the pub with brinn, steve, and booza at 3 pm. it was a really cool pub, until they played the entire hanson cd. i mean entire cd! it was kinda fun reliving the mmmmbop days though

currently reading: Brief Interviews With Hideous Men by David Foster Wallace

currently listening to: Le Tigre