So.. let's fill in some time
Right now I just started Week 4 of classes (mind blogging and nauseating to think about- time is flying). Over the past few weeks of school I have really adjusted to the Australian life style and officially am comfortable with all my surroundings, as if that was hard to accustom to. Classes are so interesting so far I really have to say I enjoy them, granted I am only taking three of them. My favorite so far is definitely Buddhist Philosophy! In class we have begun to learn all about buddhism, but more in the lifestyle aspect not in a religious aspect which I truly enjoy. We have been mediating in class which is definitely a lot harder than it seems.
Last weekend we took our first trip to Byron Bay, a good start to the semester! The transportation for our trip was in the "Magic Bus." Yes as you are probably thinking it was a very hippie, psyadelic bus ride which made sense for our first destination, Nimbin. Nimbin is a small town on the Gold Coast known for its "herbs" and "medicines" that help people, in other words a HUGE weed town. Think of anything and everything that could possibly have weed in it and you will find it in Nimbin.. along with some other very interesting people. Me and Hannah were exploring the town and walked past an old women selling her paintings in front of the Art Gallery. I turned my attention to her and as she was saying "unique paintings, authentic paintings" she flashed me a notecard that said, cookies. And passing other older men on the street they would ask you, "do you need anything?" in reference to any drug under the sun. Needless to say not my ideal place but not a place to miss either.
We than got back into the bus and started to make our way to Byron Bay while enduring a miserable rainy ride! Naturally I was sitting next to the window that drenched me but definitely worth the experience. We finally made it to Byron where we stayed in the Backpacker Inn Hostel. The first night included dinner and a night out at the Cheeky Monkey! The next day, unfortunately my kayaking with dolphins was cancelled so I instead went on the Lighthouse Walk tour while my friends went sky diving. A "leisurely walk" turned into a hell of a hike that had my ass sore for the following week, and sunburn although it was extremely cloudy (go figure- typical Australia with random UV of 11)! However, it was cool because the hike brought us to the Most Easterly part of Australia-- I can check that off my bucket list! That night we had a Hostel sponsored BBQ and than it was off to Woody's, another local bar-- where me and Marisa managed to score a few free drinks and successfully learned how to order a strong drink at the bar (Australia doesn't do shots so ask for a lot of ice and little soda when ordering your vodka sodas- you won't be disappointed!). On Sunday it was time to go home but we had the whole day to ourselves to explore. Hannah and I decided to hit the beach for about 2 hours until the continuous sand storm was simply unbearable after a while. The two of us than ventured throughout town, got lunch at the cutest restaurant and laid out on the grass near the water until Hannah was bite by a green ant, apparently they're a problem here in Aus.
The bus ride back to Bond University felt like half a second after the initial 9 hour bus ride it took to get there! Plus me and Hannah got snagged the good seats on the bus again (girl with long legs must be accommodated in small conditions).
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