The last few days have been a random assortment of events.
Shaun and I found a pub trivia night at a local bar. The trivia was much easier than the Berkeley version at Beckett's. We didn't need 5 other sorority girls on our team to whip out their Blackberries to try to compete with the groups of competing grad students. However, our little team of 2 Americans and 3 Germans were not very good at Australia sports trivia. Go figure.
Yesterday I walked around Melbourne with the goal of finding the coolest Christmas decorations. The Crown Casino was the clear winner with a huge Christmas display complete with a moving statue/elf/Santa show. It was reminiscent of the show at the Forum Shops in Caesar's Palace in Vegas. Except I might not have nightmares about this show for the next 5 years like the Caesar's show.
Today is Thanksgiving. Happy Thanksgiving. Already it seems strange that I'm not at home watching my grandma stuff a turkey at 10am. Today I have orientation for work and for that, I am sad that today is not a national holiday. But mostly sad that I won't be with my family tomorrow to celebrate. Shaun and I are recreating our own version of Thanksgiving with a roasted chicken from the supermarket, a frozen pumpkin pie (because our oven doesn't work), and a new episode of Glee (which is our newest guilty pleasure).
To those back home- I am thankful for each and every one of you. I am thankful for a supportive and loving family. I'm thankful for good health, the opportunity to take this trip and embrace new cultures and people, for my education (Go Bears!), and the best group of friends I could ever have asked for. Love you all!!!!
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