Wow the first month has just flown past, it only feels like a few weeks since I got of the plan at Sydney International Airport on 10th Feb 2012.
Now settled into my new pad in Castle Hill, every room including the garage has been insect bombed. Also completed external perimeter spray today, to hopefully keep out any nasty spiders. The house is really nice, just need to get the TV working but landlord should be doing that next week.
The commute to work is good as found a bus stop and now go to work most days via bus, which on a good day takes around 45 minutes. Instead of 20 minute drive to train station and then a 45 minute train into the city. However I still get my multi pass so I can go on the train and the ferry to other locations if needed, like Parramatta on Thursday and today.
This week was the first week that felt home sick a little, you know when you have a bad day and you just want to pick up the phone to your family or bestie!! Well that happened on Tuesday and guess what that is hard to do when your family and bestie are 11 hours behind you.
Would like to say a big thank you to my Big Brother and Emma as they have really been there for me this week, when I needed a pick me up.
This weekend has been lovely even with an early start on Saturday! Went to Reptile World with Sylvia from work and had an amazing time (thank you very much for inviting me). I got to see the infamous Funnel Web Spider definitely do not want to come face to face with one of them. Believe me you will hear the scream from the UK!!!
The park was great as you could walk around look at the animals and also have lunch there. Some kids were even having birthday parties there, which was really cool.
I finally got to see a Tasmanian Devil who had managed to evade me at Feather dale Wildlife park last weekend. Also had my picture taken with a Wombat and a very large Python. Sylvia said she had to laugh at how chilled and relaxed I looked with a Python around my neck see what you think ......
After Reptile world popped to see Syliva family and they were very welcoming, again thank you for letting me into your home and making me feel very welcome.
Had to laugh on the way home five minutes into the journey realised I had left my mobile phone and had to go back to collect it. Sat Nav sent me again to the wrong place, it was expecting me to drive through a hedge with some substantial trees to get to the street I needed to get too.
I slepted really well last night that I almost missed my Skype call with Sandra, it was great speaking to her and cathcing up. Am looking forward to catching up with her and others again on a regular basis.
I have posted losts of letters and postcards to people, so I really hope they arrive safely. I know Rachel received her card today, but no one else has said anything so hope the others have not gone astray.
Went shopping in Westfield at Parramatta today to get a pair of slippers, couple of light jumpers as has been colder than I thought in the evening. Found a Fossil shop so bought myself an early birthday present as not seen a Fossil watch in the UK for ages and believe me I have been looking. Well my reasoning not that I need one is that is cost me the price of 2 nights out if I was in the UK, but I am not and not going out drinking so used that money instead to treat myself to a new watch.
Currently investigating ideas for Bank Holiday weekend as do not want to be doing nothing and it is weekend after my birthday as well. So will let you know what I end up doing.
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