Yay for luggage!

My luggage finally made it to Brisbane on Sunday morning. It was set to arrive on a flight from LA at 6:30 am. It had to go through customs and then they delivered it to the house we are staying at. I'm so glad it finally made it!

So, here is how I've spent my first few days in Brisbane: Saturday was a very laid-back day. Amy and I just hung out at her place and walked around the neighborhood she lives in. Sunday morning, after my luggage arrived, we took the bus into Brisbane. We first went to the hospital, as Amy has a friend here who got hurt last week and was in the hospital all weekend. We then walked around the city for a bit (and got a little lost), and then met up with some of Amy's friends and watched part of a rugby game. Rugby is huge here, and I don't understand it. To me, it looked like a bunch of people running back and forth, with a tackle thrown in here or there. They've promised to explain it to me, and we are going to a pro game while here, so hopefully I'll learn then. After that, we went to the place Amy lived when first moving here, and I met a bunch more of her friends. They are all super nice! They play soccer on sunday nights, so Amy played and I watched...I'm so not good at soccer and didn't really want to play. Watching was a lot of fun though! This morning, Amy and I went into downtown Brisbane again, and walked around downtown, in Brisbane Square, and checked out the mall. It's a pretty typical mall, like any that you would find at home, just with different stores. Amy has to work, so we walked to her work and then I left, which brings me to my biggest accomplishment thus far: getting back to the house by myself. I made it without getting lost! Then I went grocery shopping with one of Amy's roommates. They have some interesting things at the grocery store, like chicken flavored chips.

The weather is super nice, sunny and warm ( a little too warm, but I'm sure I'll get acclimated, I'm just not used to the heat). Everything is super green and the city is really pretty.