I can't believe I've already been here for over a week!

The past week has been great! Amy has been working, so I've been spending time just hanging out and sightseeing. Brisbane is a gorgeous city, and there's a lot to see. One of my favorite places is the Botanical Gardens. It's huge, and right along the river, so there's a lot to see and it's really pretty. I also really like an area called South Bank, it has a man-made beach, and lots of cute shops and restaurants. I also rode the bus by myself several more times, and am becoming a lot more comfortable with that.

We also had a really good weekend. Friday night we met up with some friends of Amys that she works with, they are Irish, and are in Australia on working holiday visas, which is what Amy and I have. They are a lot of fun, and great to hang out with. We went downtown, so I also got to see more of the city. Saturday we went to a pro rugby game. We went with a couple of Amy's friends, and they explained the game to me, so I understand it a little now. It's a little like football, except they don't wear pads or helmets. They also have some other rules like you can only pass the ball backwards, you have to run it forward. They also don't stop the clock at all, and the ball is still in play if it hits the ground. It was a lot of fun to go to the game. Sunday we played soccer again, as it's a sunday tradition.

It's fall right now, so it's cooling down during the nights. I'm happy about that, as I'm still getting used to the heat. It's still in the high 70s during the day.