I'm here!

Hey everyone! Well I'm here!! Other than sleeping only 3 hours on the flight, I was awake for more than 40 hours straight. I got here Friday morning local time (Thursday evening to NC) and managed to stay awake all day so I could be a little less jet-lagged. I'm staying just this
week in the international dorm- its been really fun so far. I have a room to myself, but everyone eats all their meals together, so I'm meeting a bunch of other international students. Everyone here (both international and Australian) is REALLY friendly. That's been awesome.
I've met a ton of people (and usually forgotten their names as soon as they walk away, but I'm going to blame it on the jet lag). Here's some fun observations so far:
People drive on the wrong side of the road. Which, since it was a british colony, shouldn't surprise me. But that also means that when people pass on the sidewalk, they do that on the wrong side too.
I haven't yet figured out what authentic Australian food is. Today I walked downtown some, and all the restaurants were either Asian, fast food (McDonald's etc), or pubs.
The bird here are bizarre. They havepigeons and ducks, but they also have birds that just look way different than the ones we have. I saw 2 Kookaburra yesterday! That way exciting. My first experience in Australian wildlife.
Phone numbers here are strange. They appear to be a varying amount of digits, with no clear reason for the amount of numbers. Business numbers can be as short as 4, and home/cell numbers are anywhere between 7 and 10, with random amount of spacing between the digits.

The past two days have also been kind of overwhelming, just with all the things I have to get done. I've already gotten a cell phone and activated it (more complicated than you would think). The biggest thing is finding a place to live. I've got my current place until Thursday, then I'm out. It's just stressful to try and find a place, and most of the people I've met are in the same boat. Which is good, because you can talk to people about what works and what doesn't, but it also means that there are tons of other people in the same boat trying to find places. I visited two today, and I'm seeing at least three tomorrow. I would love to get this figured out before orientation Monday, but we'll see. Well that's about it! Email me back if you get a chance, I miss you all and its really great to hear from home.
Love from down under,
Emma