Part II: the real world: sydney

"This is the story of eight strangers...living in a house...when people stop being polite, and start getting real..."

I ♥ my roomies!! I was really nervous about meeting everyone, but it went exceedingly well. The only thing is that they are all really young... (19/20) and it makes me feel horribly old. Whatever. Here's a rundown of the roomies (in the order I met them):

1: Phillip from Louisiana. He helped me with my bags, so he automatically gets a star in my book. He went to LSU so there's a little in-house rivalry. He seems really cool, and we've already had a few laughs. I think we'll end up being good friends.

2. James from the UK. I mean, he's British. Enough said. But seriously, he has the scenester look going on with his little skinny jeans and converses. Super cute. He's actually really funny... without trying to be.

3&4: Two girls from Florida. They were a bit cold at first in typical girl fashion, but I think they are warming up a little. Some of James's friends came over to the house last night and everyone kicked back and had a good time. They're only here for two months. They're spending the summer (well, American summer) in Australia and then going back to FL for school. I haven't really made my mind up about them. I think they'll be fine as roommates, but not life long friends or anything.

5: Luke from Ohio. One word: adorable. He has gorgeous eyes and the sweetest smile. Did I mention he's 18? Or maybe 19. Either way, he's a child. He seems very genuine though and easy going. Makes me wish I was in high school again.

6&7: Two French girls. One of them is actually Chinese, but she's fluent in French. I'm not sure if she was born and raised in France as well or what... both of them are kind of hard to understand. Their English is so/so and their accents are pretty heavy. They're really quiet, but sweet. I think they understand most of what you are saying. Kind of like me with Bulgarian. You understand a lot more than you can speak!

That's the rundown of who's in the house. It's extremely reminiscent of the MTV show "The Real World." I told Phillip this and he said he was thinking the same thing. We were joking about making a confession booth somewhere in the house! haha. Anyway, I think I'm really going to enjoy my time here. As far as jobs go, I'm going to start door-knocking on Monday, resume in tow. I'll probably just get a hospitality type job. I really didn't want to do that, but I have come to realize that with the restrictions I have on my visa, any serious kind of work is not really an option. I'm totally fine with that though. I just want to make as much money as possible and spend it on more travelling and other extracurriculars.. like dance classes, surf classes, etc. Plus a restaurant job is really flexible, and it will be an easy way to meet people.

I think that's about all for now... plus, I'm tired of writing. I will make sure to keep updating regularly and hopefully catch ya'll on Skype from time to time!
xx