Preface: this is my first blog post, so it's probably really boring, but I'm not really sure yet which stuff to include and which to leave out and there isn't much to write about out yet.
The adventure began on Sunday, July 29th. We left Atlanta at 3:19 p.m. and flew to LAX, arriving at about 4:45 p.m. PST. Then we hung out at the airport until we boarded our 15 hour flight to Sydney. Avi and I were really shocked that the flight was pretty easy. Thankfully we slept for most of the time. We arrived in Sydney this morning at about 6:00 a.m. Australia time (Tuesday, July 31st) and we have pretty much been going since then. We had a little mix-up with the credit card company (we told them that we would be making a big purchase on July 31st in Australia, but we forgot that it was still July 30th in the U.S.). Once we got that figured out and settled into our corporate housing, we went to set up our cell phones and our bank account.
Then we got very mixed up figuring out how to get to my first class. After conquering the confusing University of Technology, Sydney buildings, I spoke with some of the students and found out that I am basically taking undergraduate law classes, which will hopefully be MUCH easier than law school in the states. However, it also means that there is actual homework and stuff that I am not used to after so many years away from that concept. So far I learned that the Australian Constitution is very strange compared to the U.S. For one, it seems like they are allowed to discriminate on the basis of race (which usually means the aborigines). Also, the professor cited to Marbury v. Madison, which I thought was really interesting (talking about the separation between the branches of government). I had a hard time understanding the professor in the beginning, but I think I started to get the hang of it.
When I got home, I found Avi passed out on the couch, which wasn't a good sign since Dana told us that we need to stay awake until at least 9 p.m. to avoid any jet lag. So I woke him up, we chilled for a bit and then went to check out the mall nearby which has a grocery store, dollar store, etc. We discovered that it's going to be a little bit difficult to figure out the kosher food situation (we have to look at whether products are made in Australia, certain product codes, etc.), but I'm sure we'll work it all out. Right now we are at Cheers Bar watching some Olympics (no gymnastics unfortunately, but we found some swimming and basketball), so we're chilling at the bar and hoping to stay awake for the next 3 hours so that we can start our journey off on the right foot!
That's all for now, but everyone should COME VISIT US and feel free to give some feedback on the blog!
