holy spiders.

ok so the spiders are really annoying and they get bigger and bigger. haha i have killed about 8 more in my room and there's still a bunch i shower with everyday. i saw a HUGE web when we were driving and tim was right, they literally catch birds in them. we went to byron bay yesterday and it was AMAZING! i got retardedly burnt, but so did everyone else. apparently they have no ozone soooo we all got fried, though i did reapply about 4 times. maybe its just because im closer to the sun..... (that's for my mom =]) but the water was so clear and the sand is so clean and white. it was a really cute area and we're all planning on going back its about 45 minutes away. i got two more roommates, another australian girl, bianca, who is a first year and a boy, pat, from connecticut. its been super fun with all of them and we get along really well.

we started orientation today it wasn't too bad just a lot of boring info but then we got a bunch of free stuff which was cool. it's so hot here and the walk from our dorm to campus is a huge hill so im constantly sweating, even more than at home which i never thought would be possible. ahha

the stars are absolutely gorgeous here! we walked back to our room one night and i stood in the road starring up at the sky for about 15 minutes. it is soo clear and bright its amazing! orion's belt it beautiful from here, and that is actually the name of my dorm building. Southern Cross is the name of our university but it is also a constellation that is visible in australia and it is amazing how well you can see it! i love the night sky here i could stare at it forever!!!

we have a dinner dance club thing tonight at the university bar so that should be fun and everyone says all of O week is just a big party, sooo im excited for the rest of the week!