Finally

OK, firstly, my apologies for the short entry yesterday. Things like this get a bit tricky when you have no readily available internet.

Well, I seem to be settling in nicely. I love my housemates so far; there are still others to come, but I am sure it will be just fine. There are definitely challenges without having a car (getting groceries is always an adventure), but it is good for me as I am getting LOTS of excercise and am generally feeling good about that. The house I am in is in a gated community and there is a pool, so I have been going there atleast once a day (jealous yet???).

I have finally had a day at the beach - Bondi to be exact. I got a little bit of a suntan, but nothing too serious. It is definitely true that the Australia sun is different. Apparently there is no ozone above us so the sun's UV rays are quite potent. I can't express how beautiful the beaches are! And it is so much fun to go out and ride the waves (no, I am not surfing...). Thanks to my Native heritage, I have a wondeful colour right now and I am loving it!!

I'm starting to get more and more immersed in the Australian culture and am learning new words everyday. I'll have to keep a glossary of terms or something and share it with you. It's been fun also meeting so many people from other cultures and everyone I've met so far at the college has been absolutely lovely.

That's about it for now. I still have no internet to connect MY computer to, so again no pictures, but it will be my top priority when I get connected!

Thanks for all of your prayers!
Carlye