Funny thing about Jet Lag...

Well, It's about 6AM friday here and I have given up on trying to fall back asleep.
Thanks to crossing the international date-line, I completely skipped wednesday and am all turned around.

I arrived in Gold Coast airport around 11AM and made it through customs... The people here were much more helpful and encouraging that the customs officers in Europe, it took me a minute to understand that though. One of the questions they ask you is if you've been near a farm, farm animals or any sort of freshwater lake or river within the last 30 days, I said "yes" because, well, I have. The customs officer replied "Ah, well, we don't let farmers in Australia" I quickly explained that I lived near the Great Lakes and it was swimming that I was referring to. To this the customs officer gave me a strange look and asked "why would anyone have a lake farm?" I just looked at him for a minutes, a complete loss for words when he laughed and said "I'm just giving you a hard time, no worries mate." ha?

I was picked up by a gentleman whos name I honestly don't remember who was there to take me to my apartment (or, Flat, as they call it here). First thing, I tried to get in the wrong side of the car, then, I nearly had a panic attack when he made a left hand turn into what I felt like should have been on-coming traffic. Oh, right, that whole driving on the other side of the road thing. Got it.

So far, I only have one flat-mate his name is Kenneth and he is an older gentleman who is from the U.S. and studying as an MBA student. He is very friendly and was very helpful. We are supposed to get a few more later this week. The apartment has five individually locking bedrooms and a common area... it's sort of like a mini dorm. Then I met a bunch of people signing people up to go out pub crawling saturday night, I signed up because I figure it'll be a good way to see what goes on, what's around, and of course, to meet people. I've already met a few people, names I still can't remember. But one guy took me and Note, a kid from Canada who is actually from Thailand and is traveling the world, to the bank to exchange currency and look showed us the grocery store and a place to buy a phone... the last two of which I will probably do tomorrow (today). I also need to go over to the Uni (as they call it here) tomorrow to get help registering for classes since no one of met here seems to be able to figure out why mine is different either.

Woah, right now, outside my window, I hear a Kookaburra... it's the strangest thing. It sounds like it's laughing.

Anyway, I went to be around 7PM, thanks to jet-lag, but now I'm AWAKE. I think I'll try to nap again shortly.

It's all very cool and exciting... but to be totally honest, I'm more than a little homesick at this point. I was almost a little disappointed when I woke up and wasn't back in my own bed.

Tomorrow (today) I'm going to go out searching for friends, lol, I think it will be easier when I don't feel so lonely.