Brekkie in Brissie

Brisbane is AWESOME! I'll just start there. And breakfast is awesome too! They have a pancake machine, and fresh fruit, and eggos that taste like waffle cones! De-lish!

I've now been here in Brissie (Brisbane) for a day and a half, and I am loving it. The sidewalks here are really wide and the city just feels really open. Our hotel is pimpin'! I'm rooming with just Drew (they don't have 3 person rooms, so Tomas has his own room). We each have a queen bed and we have a desk and flat screen TV. Only downside: no microwave. I guess that means more peanut butter and honey. oh darn! ;)

I've spent my first days here exploring. There's a mall really close and lots of stores around. We visited a few festivals yesterday because Brissie was celebrating St. Pattie's day - that which was pretty fun. I've also had to work on classwork quite a bit. Last night though was where the fun was at.

Last night, my friend Jay turned 23 at midnight. So we decided to celebrate! We bought him a chocolate chocolate cake and put candles in it. Sherry bought him a birthday boy pin for him to wear. Then we went clubbing, but not just clubbing - we went pub crawling! That was AWESOME! We visited 5 bars and had a blast. Jay got called up to the mic at one point because it was his birthday. Another of my friends, Joey, karaoke'd Sweet Home Alabama - which was hilarious! After clubbing we also hit up the casino! In NZ and Oz you can go to the casino once you're 18, so I tried my hand at the 2 cent slots! I failed. but I only wasted 3 dollars, so it was ok. Maybe I'll try blackjack sometime soon. I finished off the night by eating pb+h sandwiches with Charity and Aerin and talking for a while. It was a good night!