Australia!

We endured the plane ride and FINALLY have internet again (seriously, I thought I was going to die without internet - who knew I was so dependent upon it!) and now we can't wait to share AUSTRALIA with you! We have only been here a few short days, but already love it! We have so much to share, so here is just a brief overview:

Our apartment is amazing! Jer's work is fronting the bills for this beautiful 3 story, 2 bedroom apartment. It is sparce in furnishing, but that is coming slowly! It is a mess, but I promise more pictures soon!

There is a mall about 3 min walk from our place, which is great because we don't have a car yet (but are getting one soon). Still, we aren't quite comfortable with driving on the wrong side of the road yet - so walking is our friend! The malls here are different from ours - they have full size grocery stores INSIDE of the mall - ours has a Safeway, KMart, and others plus a movie theater, restaurants, and all the normal mall stores. But (weird) the stores here close EARLIER on Saturdays! Most things close by 6:00 pm!

We are about 30 min from downtown Melbourne, which I would compare in size to Boston or some Cali towns.

They have great public transportation here, so we took a little trip to the city this weekend.

We went to the aquarium and the

casino (no, we didn't gamble!)

It is a way cool city and there is still lots that we want to see there!

The weather is HOT (over 100 degrees) but it cools down quickly. Everything seems a lot like the U.S. until people open their mouths and then there is a HUGE difference - I love their accents! They have really funny words for things - more to come!

Anyway, I apologize for anyone who gets bored of my Australia info, but this is the way I am gonna keep up with my family!