I wasn't at all prepared for the availability of American groceries, stores...all of it. To see Betty Crocker, Reese's, and a tons others has been a surprise. I'm sitting at a play are in a mall in Burwood (had to get a gov't child check and double check about my drivers license) and there is a Payless right next to me. Weird.
One of the best bonuses of the exchange is that all my paperwork, appointments, organizational efforts are all in English. It is a real breath of fresh air to have a government-related task to do and have it all be easy to understand (with very nice customer service too).
And now I have been at Target and Kmart. I can confirm that most certainly Kmart is the place to go and Target is a much smaller, not so exciting neighbor down the road. It's a bit of a tease actually to see Target and have it not match up with home. But--we're not in Australia seeking out American conveniences...I've just been able to see the difference.
Greer and Quinn are over jet lag and it's like they never had it all. I am glad as mine was horrible (I say that in the hopes that it is officially over) and if they were waking up when I was sleeping would have been more than exhausting.
Frederick and his family are preparing to depart on Friday for Berlin. William will meet them at the apartment and help them settle in. The girls I will have about six days until my mom and sister Kathi arrive.
I need to make my list of things to do as we've not yet gone into Sydney. I do want to go to the beach and do the Bondi cliff walk.
Greer and Quinn both say: "Hello."
One of the best bonuses of the exchange is that all my paperwork, appointments, organizational efforts are all in English. It is a real breath of fresh air to have a government-related task to do and have it all be easy to understand (with very nice customer service too).
And now I have been at Target and Kmart. I can confirm that most certainly Kmart is the place to go and Target is a much smaller, not so exciting neighbor down the road. It's a bit of a tease actually to see Target and have it not match up with home. But--we're not in Australia seeking out American conveniences...I've just been able to see the difference.
Greer and Quinn are over jet lag and it's like they never had it all. I am glad as mine was horrible (I say that in the hopes that it is officially over) and if they were waking up when I was sleeping would have been more than exhausting.
Frederick and his family are preparing to depart on Friday for Berlin. William will meet them at the apartment and help them settle in. The girls I will have about six days until my mom and sister Kathi arrive.
I need to make my list of things to do as we've not yet gone into Sydney. I do want to go to the beach and do the Bondi cliff walk.
Greer and Quinn both say: "Hello."
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