G'day

It's been a week already since the last update. Time runs fast!

Last weekend it was awesome weather so me, Sofia and Charlotte went to Surfers Paradise/Gold Coast to see and feel the ocean! It was really hot and the ocean was SO warm... No wonder when there's a La Niña, but still. I have never before felt so warm ocean water.

When I woke up on sunday there was a note on the table saying that I was welcome to joing Sofia at the beach again... So I did. It was even hotter and this day I slightly burnt my back. We couldn't really stay very long in the sun so instead we looked for the famous cake place that she had been talking about. And we found it! I can't describe with words how tasty the cake was and unfortunately I didn't bring the camera.

Orientation Week started on monday so I've been to Uni twice this week... Today it was Market Day when different student clubs and societies tries to get you to join everything and they give you free stuff and so on. Lots of people and quite hot! Walked around with Rachel (irish) and Antonia (german), don't know if I mentioned them before but they're really nice anyway. Tonight we're going to a place called the Regatta and apparently really famous to all students here. It's like 10 mins walk from the house so das ist gut!

Allright, enough now. Need to start cooking if I wanna make it!

<3 Emma

Photos

I can only add 5 photos at the time so it doesnt really look how I want. But I can't be bothered to make it look fancy :)

Thursday

I'm quite bored today. The rain is poring outside and that keeps me from going out. Maybe I'll go for a walk towards town later.
Yesterday I went to uni for a "getting-started session". It was pretty useful as I got a better map over St Lucia and I got my student-ID card and a GO-card for the transport. I also met the irish girl Rachel who I met the day before when walking to campus. She feels like my first friend here, hopefully we'll stay in contact.

I had a look around campus yesterday, trying to find my three different buildings I'll be in. Not very nice to walk around in cloudburst with a broken umbrella. I bought a new one later on! It's an investment and you do need to keep it with you at all times.

At the session yesterday the woman who held it told us that it's important that we phone home etc. That some people kind of forget about that... I didn't recognize me at all haha. I love to skype and keep me updated of what is happening in Sweden :)

I'll upload some photos from campus and my way home and the house!

A new home!

Hi everyone!

So the day before yesterday me and two other girls from the hostel were looking for accommodation. Accidently we had looked for the same ones so we went to four places together! Yesterday I got a call from a landlady telling me that a guy who wanted to see a room in her house hadnt got back to her so she called me as I was 2nd in line :) I'm so happy she did cause today I moved in! Me and Charlotte (french girl from the hostel that I've spent some time with) were walking around town the whole day so when Louise the landlady called me she picked us up and drove to the house. Really fresh, newly renovated Queenslander, not as expensive as the other ones. I had a good feeling about it and because Louise is such a sweet lady who cares about all her tenants! So this morning at 8am I texted her and said I'd love to move in and at 10am she picked me up :) I love when things are happening for real!

The area is called Auchenflower next to Toowong. I guess it takes me about 20mins to get to school. I'll try that on wednesday as I couldn't attend the getting started session today.

Today is unbelievably hot outside and I'll probably get burned when I later walk to Toowong shopping mall. Some suncream and I'll be ready to rumble!

Ps Happy Valentines Day to all my peeps! <3

The first photo shows Brisbane City
The second shows a really common bird
Third is the hostel
Fourth is what I saw when I woke up in the airplane close to arriving in Brisbane :)

I made it!

So finally I reached Brisbane this morning. The flights went really well with no delays. The pick-up service that UQ has is really good! An australian lady from the university was waiting for me at the airport and a gentleman drove me and two other UQ-students to the city. He was really funny and made me comfortable! Arrived to the hostel: Somewhere to stay at approximately 9.30 and got the key for my dorm... Eeeeeeh. Well I can just say that I feel a big difference in staying in a hostel when I'm not a packpacker with my suitcase, laptop etc. Things like that the room is smelling wouldnt have been bothering me otherwise but now it does. I feel like an old lady and looking forward to my permanent accomodation!

Went to the supermarket to get something to eat, jetlagged as I am, I didnt understand easy instructions like follow the road, then left, right, left. She had to make me a map. Came back to the hostel and had something to eat and then I thought I'd rest a moment... Slept 1,5 hours and believe me when I say it's SO hard to stay awake.

Tomorrows mission will be to have a bigger look around and searching for accomodation!

So people I'm waiting for you to come down visiting me anytime now ;)
Lots of love, Emma

2 days left

So I'm freaking out here. The laundry is in the machine and the suitcase on the bed. I'm kind of paralyzed and have no idea where to start...

The time is running out and the goodbye-party on friday was great! (My neck still hurts from the dancing). Said goodbye to a couple of friends on saturday and my grandparents yesterday. Tonight it's byebye to the rest. Saving one + parents until wednesday.

Yes I'm nervous. Yes I'm scared. Yes I'm excited. No I don't have a permanent place to stay yet, but booked a hostel for one week. I don't know exactely how it is after the flooding. (But it's between 25-30 degrees Celcius).
These are the answers to the most common questions I get.

I guess next update will come from 27°28′04″S 153°01′40″E in timezone AEST +10 Australian Eastern Standard Time).

Ciao!

9 days left

Okay, down with the digit now as it's only nine days left. Then I'm switching Sweden for Australia and the idea of that is c r a z y. Where did all my time go? It feels like there's so many things I should do before departure but now mein kopf ist leer so I can't think of any important stuff I should do. Just trying to enjoy my days in Göteborg and Alingsås with nice people as much as possible!

At least I started to look for my bikini and summer wardrobe today! The thought of wearing shorts and not underlayer is quite strange and trying the shorts with white legs is not a very pretty sight...

The next days I'll spend in Göteborg and then there's the good-bye-party on friday. Looking forward to see my nice peeps and have a great evening!

Yours truly E