Down Under

After an extremely long trip to our new home, we are happy to be in Australia! I know Krissy has written about some of this, and as I write we have been here a few days, but here are a few of my first impressions.

I had heard in several places that we would find Australia similar to the warmer climate areas of the US, just 10-20 years in the past. How true this has proven to be!

Acid-washed cutoff shorts appear to be the height of fashion. While the cutoff part is quite short, sometimes strikingly so, and they often feature a plethora of holes, the waistband seems to sit comfortably somewhere about halfway between the belly-button and the chest.

Our first morning in the hostel, we woke early (Jet lag!) and went down stairs to find a group of people getting ready to go to work picking strawberries, which sounds back-breaking. Whose Line Is It Anyway? was playing on the TV in the common room, which seems to never turn off. I don’t think I had seen that show for 10 years or so!

It was around 6:30, and I went for a run having no idea where I was, or where I was going. I quickly found the beach, and a beautiful trail that runs alongside it. Plenty of people cycling, walking, running, paddling in the ocean, and even swimming! They had really cool areas you could stop off on your run to do some strength training. This seems to be a very active place!

The Aussies seem to be extremely friendly, and area always ready for a quick tease or light-hearted comment. I tried to find a pair of socks that wouldn’t stick out the top of my Vans. When I went into a store asking for them, the guy at the counter immediately laughed and said ‘Socks!? or do you mean sauks?’. Immediately picking up on my American accent.

I love it here. Much more to come!