I'm Here!

Hey Everyone!!

Well I'm finally in Australia!  After a pretty terrible flight to California (2 hours of sitting in the plane before take off, a pit-stop in minnesota for fuel and the paramedics coming in for someone with an allergy attack) which took a total of 10 hours, the flight from San Francisco to Sydney didn't even seem that bad!  Of course I didn't sleep much, but that's to be expected from me.

Once I arrived, my aunt and uncle's friend Peter picked me up at the airport and drove me to UniLodge (the place I will be living for the next 4 months)  Peter was awesome and he is definitely going to be able to show me around the city which will be great.  He is also going to take me and a few friends up to his favorite beach in northern Sydney this weekend.

I'm sharing a room with a girl named Emily who's computer I am on right now because mine isn't working, of course.  She seems great and we already went food shopping and she eats healthy too!  We've also met all the other Northeastern students who all seem really fun.  We've basically filled the day with shopping for essentials that we couldn't fit in our suitcases, getting cell phones, and unpacking.  The weather is actually pretty yucky (rainy and high 60s) and it's supposed to be like that for the next couple days, but then it should be sunny and 80s after that!

So just incase anyone wants to send me love letters...here is my address in Australia :)

Lauren Perreault

UniLodge Apartment Number 2103

185-211 Broadway, Ultimo NSW 2007 Australia

I also have skype and will be using that as my main form of verbal communication seeing as phone calls are really expensive!  My skype user name is: LaurenPerr22

Okay well I guess that's all for now!  I'm feeling just a little homesick because I miss you all and hate not being able to call or text you whenever I please, but I'll just have to get used to it!

So much love,

Lauren