Aussie Living

Hello All,

Another week has gone by in Australia and boy am I exhausted. I have been working everyday at Health Motivated which is an amazing gym facility. The staff is the most pleasant to work with and everyone has been so welcoming of the American. The facility is located in the Colonial building that is home to the popular Chanel 7 news. Every morning when I go into my building I can see the news crews and the people (usually tourists) hoping for a chance to be on TV in the background. Since I see it everyday I walk by and feel like a domestic rather than a tourist which is kind of nice.

I work on the 10th floor of the building which is really nice inside and I have even made friends with the people that work in the cafes downstairs where I go to eat lunch with the other intern. I have also made friends with the cleaning crew that comes by each day to clean the building.

Currently, I have been working on the marketing and promotion side of things. All week I have been working on helping setup a social squash competition which has been very enjoyable. Next week I will be getting some experience with promotions and in the future become more involved with the programs offered at the gym. This week I got my first taste of playing squash. My boss taught me how to play and he is a great teacher! The next day though I was so sore i could hardly get out of bed and even two days later I move around like an old person. I guess I need to work out more ha. Overall I am enjoying my work experience and I will begin some hands on practical courses next week.

This is me. At work. Down below I can see into the news room as reporters type reports and newscasters broadcast news. I can even hear and see singer performers when they have them.

Now lets talk about living in Sydney. After staying in a hostel for three nights and not getting any sleep, I found a flat in central Sydney. It is a half an hour walk (uphill...) to my work, a 25 minute walk to the college, and right around the corner from China Town, Paddy's Market where I can get fresh fruit and veggies, and the Sydney Central Train Station. My flat is in a tall building and I am on the 10th floor. There is a lobby downstairs with private key entry to enter the lobby, the elevator, and the room. I have a great view of the city from my balcony that is attached to my room and it is a fully furnished flat. I have 8 roommates. All girls. Three from Germany, one from Italy, one from Japan, one from France, and one from Kansas. They are all very nice and we are getting along very well.

                                                        (This is my view from the balcony)

This is my room. My bed is on the bottom left. No it is not always made but i couldn't have my blog followers think I was messy!!!

Here is my bathroom and the kitchen. There are three bathrooms in the flat which is nice since there are eight girls.

Living in Sydney has been nice but the one thing that is still hard to get used to is knowing which is the right way to look before you cross the road. I still get confused and don't know which way the cars are coming from and the cars in the city accelerate if you are crossing the street in their path...trust me, I know from experience. Also, if you order a coffee at a coffee shop they look at you funny and say they don't have coffee. Flat whites have become my favorite. I have found a lot of little places where I can get affordable prices on daily living items and I absolutely LOVE all the little pastry shops that are here! Yumm. 

Tomorrow i am going hiking in the Blue Mountains and it should be a great workout! Till next time, thanks for reading.

(Paella! Yumm)