So here are a few pics...the one of the city is actually a view of Sydney from our OLD house. We moved on the 4th of July (ironically enough, as they don't celebrate here anyhow). While I miss the view terribly and the upbeat area of Cremorne/Mosman that we were living in, the new house is quite beautiful and has a secret tropical garden out back, where we have a blue-tooth skink who suns himself on the porch every day. We call him Willy and are easily amused watching him, even though he moves at the pace of a turtle. The colorful birds pictured are lorakeets; they are everywhere here and SO beautiful. Here, Mom and I were having coffee when they approached our table--Mom fed them bread and they joined us only inches away, taking food from our hands. Anyhow, we are settled in to the Lane Cove house now, although I'm not happy about the amount of hills in the nearby area. Running is virtually impossible; there are no gravel paths anywhere so I am pounding on concrete and the hills are unbearable. But I'm sticking it out and have already signed up for the famous City2Surf run, which will take place in only 27 days! This run is the largest timed running event in the world and there will be over 70,000 participants. Here's a quick video that really shows how big the event is:
Excited about that! My next venture is to find a job...I have recently completed both the RSA, Responsible Service of Alcohol and RCG, Responsible Conduct of Gambling. Both are required to get a decent job in a bar, but it's risky because you need to pay for them to get a job, but there aren't many jobs in this economy...I guess, in that way, it's a lot like a college degrees these days, huh?
Well, anyhow, I am missing everyone terribly and loving the emails. Keep them coming. Love you all!
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