More adventures as a bewildered Yank

So now that I've gotten my student ID and computer registered at QUT, I'll be able to be online at more regular intervals. Of course the blog posts can't be guaranteed to always be so long either...

QUT (Queensland University of Technology) is where I'll be spending the next few months as a student. It is a pretty awesome campus, right next to the Queensland Botanical Gardens. Its an interesting combination of old (original Parliament House), sorta new (60/70's box like buildings), and new. Very urban, and much larger than DU. More about classes as time goes on.

Being on such a big winding river is really cool, it adds a lot of ambiance to the city. I'm kind of into that sort of thing as a geographer/developer...

I went to the grocery store this morning. It was a mildly traumatizing experience. Most of the produce and meat was the same, and similarly price, if not a bit more expensive. The carrots were nearly the size of my forearm. Its interesting that certain things like a candy bar or coke are A$2, where as they're about a buck back home. Lamb is only about A$5 a pound here, much more expensive back home. Deals are harder to figure out though since everything is in kilo's. I actually bought a little under a pound of Kangaroo Steak for dinner for about A$6. I'm not joking. Its supposed to be good for you (high in protein and 98% fat free) and have less impact on the environment (kangaroos need less food, water, and fart a whole lot less, which means less disruption and methane prodcution). I'll let you know how it goes tomorrow.

Later this afternoon I'm planning on taking the ferry for kicks and giggles, moving into my room room, and we're planning on doing something like going to a bar or bowling tonight. I'll probably do laundry too cause all I'll have to do is put in a pair of jeans which got soaked with detergent when my bagged and taped shut bottle of detergent slipped its plastic bonds on the flight over here. I guess I can't complain if thats the only thing that burst.

Pictures and more remarks will come on Nicole's blog once she gets here in 3 days. (she has a camera)