Less is more... figure it out

Hey all, so I am now in Fremantle at UNDA. We got here today. Orientation starts Monday, then classes start the following week. Below is the last post of our adventures in Sydney. Just note that now that I'm here, the posts will probably become fewer and far between. Nathan, thanks for your support in that aspect, and the comic. :) Pat, talk to Nathan...

Take care guys, and keep me updated!

Friday the 13th (and day before we fly to Freo. Ha! Betcha thought I was going to say V-day):
This morning we slept in a bit. I got up and called my BFF… poor kid, I think it was a shocker and he wasn’t sure what to expect there. After a quick breakfast (muffin, cantaloupe AKA Rock Melon, and apple mango juice), we caught the free bus down to circular quay to go on a tour through the government house and then meet Shona and Brittany for lunch. Well, it started out as a slight rain, and then it DOWNPOURED (like Portland. And it was cold). But Brooke and I made it to the government house, completely soaked (in spite of my hood and umbrella—thanks Mom!) only to find that it was closed due to a formal event. So… we left and kept walking in the rain and wind to get to the café we were meeting them for lunch. When we went inside they were already there, so we ordered drinks to warm up (and by ‘drinks’ I mean they got coffee and I got hot chocolate). There were magazines that we could read while we sipped our drinks, so I picked up one of those gossip rags with all the pictures of celebrities on the front and declared, “I never read this! So I’m going to.” Shona saw what I had and retorted to my comment “The Gay Brigade?” Sure enough, I looked down and saw 2 chicks making out. So, I decided to ditch that magazine and switch to “New Idea,” which is Australia’s version of people magazine. After we ate lunch there, we went to St. Mary’s Cathedral and went to Mass—just because. It was gorgeous inside (and out)! I took pictures of the building, but it felt weird to take pictures inside such a sacred space… so I didn’t. We prayed especially for the victims of the Victoria bush fires. I’m sure you guys have heard about the fires. They’re not affecting us in any way, but our hostess told us that these are the worst fires Australia’s ever seen when she picked us up from the airport. She said that the roads were being treated as crime scenes because they were still finding people dead in their cars along the road. Also, she told us that there was talk of the fires being arson. That was a few days ago, so I think now they have suspects, and hopefully will be able to determine who did it, and charge them with mass murder and put them away for life. It’s really sad, so I donated $4 to the relief fund on the ferry ride to Manly the other day. Also, Mass was super short, and the Eucharist was really sweet. And there was no music. Afterward, we came back to the hostel to change and get out of the rain. We were going to check out Kings Cross, but nixed that plan. I think we’re going to run out and get dinner soon. I think we’ll just bring it back and watch a movie or something. Then I need to pack because we are leaving at 8:30 am tomorrow morning. We had some stuff come up with our shuttle from the Perth airport, but we’ll see how it goes tomorrow, and I think we’ll be okay. All right, gotta go. Next update will be from Freo!