.Quite the last...however many hours.

Well the adventure started at about 7:00 pm on Wednesday. I shut off my phone. To all the people who know me know that this is a huge deal. Somehow I managed not to curl up in the corner in the fetal position although I still feel a bit empty without my lifeline to everyone. At 7:45 we flew out of Seattle and landed in LA with just enough time to board the plane to Sydney. This 14 hour flight consisted of: 3 episodes of Modern Family, a little sleep, Going the Distance (meh. not great), a little more sleep, Due Date  (didn't really like it much at all), and a little more sleep, and then breakfast and Sydney! PS. Plane food is disgusting. There was this really fantastic part of the flight where this little kid during breakfast said "this smells like yogurt and I am NOT going to eat it". I have to give him a little credit though, at that age on a 14 hour plane flight I would have been cranky too. Callie was just proud of me for not whining almost at all. Almost.

As soon as we got to Sydney it was a blur of customs and getting our baggage. This is where the troubles started. Callie and I had to separate because she couldn't ride my shuttle, which means we had no means of communication and didn't really know how getting back together was going to go. We thought we would be able to communicate through wireless and email..because..well..who doesn't have wireless everywhere? Apparently Australia. On the way to the apartments I heard some people talking about the fact that we didn't have wireless internet..this began my freakout. I got to my apartment with no means of communication with Callie or anyone else and in an entirely different country with different people and this all started to hit. But I did make it to my apartment. I threw down my stuff, changed my clothes and started walking to the shopping center just a few blocks away. I thought..there has to be a coffee shop with wireless..that just has to be a thing! I ran around the mall with my phone glued to my hand refreshing it every 30 seconds just trying to find wireless. Eventually I asked someone who paused..and said I don't know.. (more panic on my end) and then he remembered the coffeeshop where you could get wifi. I ran upstairs, bought a bottle of water and begged them for their internet. From there I was able to text a few people, email Callie, and feel a little bit better, even if I was shaking the entire time. After realizing there was no more I could do I went back to my apt where I met my roommates. One is from Wisconsin and one is from Austria, they both seem really laid back and nice so that was very comforting. Candace (the one form Wisconsin) had a braodband connector so Callie and I finally had contact and met up!

After those few hours of awfulness it was pretty uphill. We walked around the shopping center and figured out which phones we are getting. It was also super fun to sit by the train station while I waited for Callie and watch all the kids coming out with their uniforms on. The people here are ridiculously nice and want to talk to you about living in America..even when its not necessarily what you want to do. Even though we are in the city everything feels very safe, even safer than Spokane! haha. Of course the accents are awesome.  I am really hoping to pick it up before I come home! It was a roller coaster of a day and I can't believe I am here. I am hoping more food and rest and a little less jetlag will equal an awesome day tomorrow.