week one.

so we've found a room in a house full of globe trotters.. two german guys and a gal, a chinese girl, two indian guys, a korean, an american, and the three of us! sounds outrageous, however with everyone's schedules working in our favor we've even come home to an empty house.. the room is a decent size and the area we're in is unbeatable. everything one could need is within a 5 minute walk, and for anything else there's an intricate tram system. we've handed out resumes wherever we've seen "help wanted" in the window.. doubtful we'll get hired at the 'hobby shop' selling model glue and cars (?) but it's worth a shot! you just can't be picky at this point in the game..

on friday evening we met up with anthony and some of his friends for drinks downtown. we had lots of fun and really enjoyed the company.. we've been invited out on a friends' boat at some point in the near future as well.. never hurts to have a friend with a boat! saturday morning found stacy and i at 'ceres' an environmental group which runs on donations and volunteers.. they have a pile of bikes/bike parts, and every tool you would need to fix them up, along with helpful advice for those as clueless as myself. for $25 we rode home in style..

melissa got into town saturday night so we got her all settled in and caught up on the last two months.. informed her of what the city has to offer, showed her the ropes, you know how it goes.. on sunday afternoon we headed down to federation square to meet up with anthony and a slew of couchsurfers/hosts giving out "free hugs," then continued on to lawn bowling, an infamous way of spending a sunny afternoon down under..

monday was australia day.. we met up with melissa's cousin and some of her friends and drove out to venus bay to relax in the sun, cook some food on the barby, play some cricket on the beach.. afterward we went to one of the girls' homes for supper where i met her mother, a woman originally from winnipeg, who knows where foxwarren is, knows my uncle russ, and whose best friend flew to manitoba last weekend for my grandma's funeral. once again reinforcing what a small world we're living in! wonderful family who has assured us we have a home away from home if we ever need it.. great day, capped off with a walk over the pier to see all these little penguins hanging out on the rocks, completely wild.. they're out fishing at sunrise and by the pier sundown.. then to a park full of fuzzy little possums.. by the time we got home we were all completely spent.. i think i was out before my head even hit the pillow..

today we dropped off more resumes, went for a bike ride, and decided to have a relaxing evening at home. it's been quite the week and we're all more than happy to have some down time!