Brisbane>Sydney

1. We made new friends!
2. Driving on the left side of the road is a lot harder than I thought.
3. Brisbane is a lot nicer than Sydney, we've all agreed on it.

Yes, it's true! All of Julia's super-lame forum posts paid off, and we hung out at Bondi Beach on Tuesday with 2 guys from the US and 1 from Wales, playing rugby, eating sushi, and drinking the beer they bought for us. All three are really nice and attractive. We hope we see them again, since having other company buoyed our spirits.

From the last two facts, you can ascertain that we've made it alive (barely) to Brisbane, after a harrowing twelve-hour drive (sidenote: we saw tons of kangaroo grazing on the side of the road!) We drove in exhausted and dirty at 11pm, only to realize that our hostel was the grossest thing we've ever seen, in the worst neighborhood in Brisbane. Shana cracked-- I thought she was going to cry--and identified it as the worst day she's ever had. Julia found blood on her pillowcase. I slept on my beach towel. Luckily we booked it out of there at 6am the next day and found a way better place. Now we're in downtown Brisbane, a place with tons of outdoor cafes, live music, and sunshine. Now we're in the process of looking for a place more permanent than a hostel, and a job as well. Once we have some capital, then the real exciting things can begin.

The three of us are getting along pretty well. We squabble a lot, but once we eat food, we're better again. We talk about food probably 80% of the time. Also we realized that it's homecoming weekend this weekend, and all of our other friends are together at school. I'm jealous! Send some emails with a minute-by-minute recap of your weekend.