I've Arrived!!!

Well, I'm here in Sydney!!! Traveling got long and had its fair share of hiccups - I had a vodka/OJ spilt in my crotch on my first flight so I looked like I peed my pants, a plane delay here, a dog sniffing through my bag at customs, getting in trouble at security - you know the usually dilemmas of flying. But, they did have Sex and the City the movie which made me pretty happy :) And met a lot of neat people do some awesome traveling - one gal was from London doing a year trip around the world, so cool! 

After a few weeks of craziness with finishing work, getting ready to go and spending time with the amazing people in my life all of a sudden I was all alone traveling, feeling tired and it finally hit - for better and worse. But, then I just kept reminding myself that I wouldn't be feeling freezing cold for another year...

So, if you know me you know the first thing I did after I checked into my hostel - went out on a run. It was awesome - they rolling hills, my first view of the harbor bridge and opera house! People have been really friendly and so far I think Sydney is a bit of cultural/ethnic melting pot. 

But, things are off to a great start and I'm excited to start figuring out housing and jobs in the next day or two! For now I'm trying to relearn the metric system (yikes!), scrambling to get all those items I forgot, and getting comfortable with my new, temporary home!