Australia 2013: 27/8/2013

I have a lot to catch you guys up on!

First! I haven't done the whole - this is where I live and who I live with!

People!
I may have touched on this earlier but there are people here from all over! My closest friends are a few from CSBSJU, and also from Ireland and Germany! I've decided that when I have money and am touring Europe then I am going to visit them as well as my friends from England! FREE HOUSING!! :) There are a few cultural differences between Americans and Europeans that I will now highlight.

They say funny things. And now I'm starting to say them too...ugh. Time is one that I've picked up. Instead of saying eight thirty they say half-eight. Another funny thing is pants. For them pants =underwear, and what we think are pants are trousers or jeans. What's the craic? (Apparently that's Irish spelling - said like crack) That means like What's up? We high five more than they do; they think it's kind of weird. Instead of saying How are you? they'll say howiya?
Their accents were really obvious at first but now I'm used to hearing Australian, German, etc and it's just as normal as hearing American voices.
Biggest difference between American guys and guys from not America. They call all the girls love, sweetheart, gorgeous, darling, etc. just on a regular basis in regular conversation. Talk about an ego boost or a way to make you feel better about life/yourself. They also totally ok with hugs and don't need an explanation if you just say you want a hug.

Place!

I live in the P&O! It is possibly haunted. It's a great place to live. I think it is the best of the 3 housing options. There is also Port Lodge and Cleo's (The Cleopatra Hotel). The people from Notre Dame (America) live in Port Lodge...we aren't there biggest fans...they are uhm exclusive. One of the girls from there even said 'If I wasn't a part of this group then I wouldn't like us'. The people in Cleo's are mostly girls (only 3 boys in the whole building). They are from University of Portland. They're pretty nice :) We mostly get along with them. By we I mean the people who live in the P&O. Here are a few pics of my living arrangements!