Hello! Sorry it has taken me so long to get this up and running, but I'm here! I have to remind myself constantly that I am actually living in Australia, so writing this blog will help me a bit. Not much culture shock exists when moving here, at least it hasn't happened yet. It is just far to similar to stir up too many uncomfortable feelings. I promised pictures though, and so here they are.
My first weekend in Australia, I hopped on a bus and traveled down the souther coast to Jervis bay, which holds the whitest beaches in the world. It was a wonderful way to start of my trip, and at the same time, a horrible way. Australians are tricky like that. "Here are some of the most beautiful things available to the human eye! Don't you just love Australia?" said the overpaid, and over-sexed Australian tour guide to his wide-eyed, mostly american, mostly overweight group of tourists. "Yes!", we all chanted, as we looked around and saw things like this....
and this....
and this....
As it turns out... not everything in Australia looks like this. As it turns out, my University is in the middle of a suburb, 45 minutes from anything worth seeing. But I still love it. I've met some one-derful people here...
The simple fact that it is so easy for me to be here, makes me think its right for me. But if nothing else, for now, and for the next five months, I'm going to be okay here.
goodnight uh-merica (and ghana).
love,
sydney...
editors note: Bess, I think the method that seems to work is to Upload File on the left sidebar first, copy the URL of the image, THEN use the special little Image Insert tool, using the resultant image URL - Jeff
Comments (9)
I wish I could see all your pictures, but that first one is awesome. Glad you're having a good time.
Posted by bryant | February 26, 2007 8:49 PM
Posted on February 26, 2007 20:49
should be fixed now
Posted by Jeff | February 26, 2007 9:02 PM
Posted on February 26, 2007 21:02
why did the pictures get cut off? and i never used the special little image insert tool... but is that where i am to place the html code the uploader thing gives me?
Posted by bess | February 26, 2007 9:06 PM
Posted on February 26, 2007 21:06
if you want to use that method, I can set it up for that, but what I meant was to take the actual URL of the image, and then paste that into the insert image tool which is located on the toolbar above the entry box for the blog
Posted by Jeff | February 26, 2007 9:23 PM
Posted on February 26, 2007 21:23
you weren't lying!
Posted by Jason C | February 26, 2007 9:29 PM
Posted on February 26, 2007 21:29
Ah crickey! watch out for stingrays beauty. Are the Outback Steakhouses better in Australia than in America?
Posted by joel | February 26, 2007 9:52 PM
Posted on February 26, 2007 21:52
Kangarooseses!!!!!!!!! One of those girls looks like Marge of the Marian girls.
Posted by Rob | February 26, 2007 10:19 PM
Posted on February 26, 2007 22:19
You should hang out with Kyle Fowler. He has black hair.
Posted by Naimul | February 27, 2007 10:47 AM
Posted on February 27, 2007 10:47
lovely. and yes, you should find kyle fowler.
Posted by tim | February 27, 2007 9:10 PM
Posted on February 27, 2007 21:10