This is another quick post with some more photos from campus that I took today....and since I don't really have any more news to report, other than it's still raining, I thought I would attach the photos along with some of the crazy lingo I've picked up here.
As a side note - I still get teased for having a Canadian accent. And saying "Canadian things" like a-boot. Really? I honestly say a-boot? I'll leave that for the Aussie's to decipher....
AUSSIE TERM ---> CANADIAN:
How're going? --> How are you doing? (I have a funny story about this to tell afterwards...)
Sunnies --> Sunglasses
Rashies --> Rashguards, you know the shirts you wear while surfing?
Bathers --> Swim suit
Motorway --> Highway
Overtaking --> Passing someone on the "motorway"
Brissy ---> Brisbane
Sweet as ---> Means something along the lines of, "SO cool!" Basically, add the word "as" onto the end of anything
She'll be right, mate ---> Things will be okay
Bogan ---> Poser
Don't be a galah ---> Don't be stupid
Water bubbler ---> Water fountain
I have this ongoing list, which of course I left at home so if there are any ones that I can't think of now but need to be mentioned, keep an eye out for them in further posts.
So - story then photos, my first day here in Australia, a cashier at the airport asked me, "How're going?" Of course, not knowing what this meant (and I would like to attribute this to possibly a lack of sleep over the past 18 hours) I said, "Noosa." He then replied, "No, how are you going?" Like as if the abbreviation, how're didn't make sense....so then I said, " Oh, by car! You know, driving to Noosa??"
Yup, official foreigner - right here. SO embarrassing. Sad moment.
But, on the upside, I now ask others (on a regular basis I might add) how they are going, and I always know what to say when asked myself!!!
Okay - photos and then I'm off for some dinner and a relaxing evening at home!!
The main arches and entrance to campus
My new home for the next semester....the anatomy lab.
On the walk to class from the Student Union Center
One of many LAKES (yes, lakes) on campus. Regularly filled with ducks, cockatoos and other local fauna.
Until next entry!!!
xoxo Danielle
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