Brisbane Beginnings...

(my new room (before unpacking))


It's now 1:30pm on Tuesday 12th July and I have been here for just under 3 days. The last 3 days have been a roller-coaster of emotion and exploration and new cultures. After (changing) rooms I now have a beautiful one on the 5th floor of G tower in International House on the St.Lucia campus. They do not have great insulation here or heating because for the majority of the year it is surplus, but at the moment (middle of winter) it is quite cold!!

My room is sort of like a more dated Nightingale without a double bed haha. It is quite large, and 12 of us share bathroom facilities, at the moment it is the week before O-Weel (equivalent of freshers) so it is quite quiet, but more people arrive every day. In some ways I'm quite glad I came early as it has allowed me to settle before things really get going.


(view's from Balcony)

The food options here are really good - far better than Ngale, although I am not particularly hungry at the moment - you can have as many servings as you want at mealtimes, and it's a lot healthier than I remember Ngale being. One thing I have noticed is that Oz doesn't seem to have any 'signature dishes' - atleast not in Brisbane, it seems to have quite a heavy asian influence, and european.

So far, I have got my uni card, been to a getting started session where they warned us about different types of birds on the campus, got my 'Go card' (which gives discounted travel), been to Indroopilly (a local suburb) shopping centre, explored the campus a little, and been to the city centre several times. I am going back in a few mintues to get my bank account sorted and hopefully by the end of the week I will also have a working phone and be all set up :)...

Love G xxxx