Nate
Today was our first complete day in Australia. It started with Blake falling asleep at 5:00 yesterday, and waking somewhere around 1:00 am this morning. I hope to keep him up until a normal bedtime to night to get his sleep cycle back on track, but we will see.
Today Peter and Jane had their going-away party which was a great event for us to be part of, as we had a chance to meet many of their friends, colleagues, and other Canadians here on an exchange. I think the spirit of Australians and Canadians in helping one another is very similar, as I think nearly every person offered to help us as we might need help; a very caring culture.
The other first that I had today was my first venture on a bicycle on the other side of the road. The idea of driving on the other side of the road is the single greatest stressor in my head. It wasn't that I had an incident today, it is just something that seems to be so engrained in my head--driving on the Canadian side of the road--that I'm going to take a few days before I truly feel confident driving on these roads.
I'm sure these entries are going to begin to be short, when I am waking at 3:00 with Blake, and "staying up" until 9:00 pm the night before. I need a bit more energy to be fully functional.
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