Jetlag? What's Jetlag?

So today is the first time I felt jetlag since I landed in Australia. I'm absolutely beat. It hasn't helped that we've been non-stop since we got to this amazing country.

The two-day trip went very smoothly but was very long. We arrived on Saturday to Perth around 3 pm to the apartments (I left my house Thursday morning!). I know, quite a trip. Luckily I slept a lot and I had no luggage problems (I always seem to loose my luggage).

I'm living in an apartment with my friend Will and I girl I just met named Lauren. Will and I get along great and she fits in perfectly. I've also met some awesome people while here. The apartments have everything we need (including a washer and dryer!). We had our first meal together tonight, which consisted of 89 cent pasta, 99 cent sause, salad and bread. With the cost of beer (6-7 dollars in the bars and 14 for a six-pack), I'm going to be pretty cheap with groceries.

Saturday night a group of nine of us went to dinner. After searching awhile, we decided to eat at an Italian place. So my first non-airline meal was pizza and beer. I was happy. Will and I searched around the city after dinner. Perth is a fairly small city. It's difficult to compare to US cities. It's so beautiful, I can't even describe it in words (you'll have to wait for pictures). And surprisingly clean. There are only a handful of sky risers and the city is surrounded by water, a lake (Swan Lake) splits the city up and the beach (Indian Ocean) is only 6 miles or so from the center of the city. The sky is bluer, the grass is greener, the water is clearer and the sun is hotter.

On Sunday I only burnt a little bit. We did so much. The same group of nine from dinner on Saturday night went to breakfast at Murdoch University (where we're going to studying) on Sunday morning. The campus, like the city of Perth, is gorgeous. Everything in Australia, I've noticed, is much more spread out. To walk across campus, it took quite awhile. But I swear it was like walking through a resort. The vegetation is like nothing I've seen. And everything is so colorful!

Breakfast was with all the international students at Murdoch University. Afterwards we went on a tour around Perth. We first stopped at King's Park, which is a park and botanical garden. There you can find a breathtaking view of the city. And it was a sunny, clear day. Doesn't get better than this. We drove from King's Park to Fremantle past the beautiful beach. Fremantle reminded me a lot of Ithaca. There was a fresh fruit market and cafes and cool shops. Some locals told us about a show that we attended Sunday night. It was certainly strange; it took place on Swan Lake and was some sort of French interpretive fireworks show. Pretty cool, huh?

Ok, I'm going to end here and pick up later. There is just too much to tell you!