Returning to Australia has been a wonderfully comfortable
and familiar experience with more than a dash of new surprises. Living here for
13 months previously, I thought that nothing would surprise me on my return. Turns
out I was wrong. Shops have closed and new ones have replaced them, bathrooms
have been remodeled (yes, I notice this stuff), friends have gone and it turns
out that I still have a great deal to learn about the Australian culture. Todd
has a whole new group of friends that I must introduce you all to - sorry Mom for the new names.
- Vivi - Todd’s last housemate; an engineer from
Columbia
- Sonja- Vivi’s friend; from Germany
- Pete – Sonja’s housemate; electrician from
England
- Jason – Todd’s new housemate
They are all incredibly nice people and I am looking forward
to getting to know them, although I can’t help but get a bit nostalgic.
On the new experiences front: I went to the doctor with Todd
the other day and it was so incredibly different. We sat in a waiting room with doors all
around. There were names and numbers on
each door and Todd was told to wait for door number three. We waiting for
around thirty minutes before he was hurried in… and hurried out 3.5 min later,
prescription and referral documentation in his hand. I felt like Todd just went
to a vending machine, put in some money, and out popped a prescription. I don’t
know why it was so unsettling; maybe because this rushed atmosphere seems out
of place in laid-back Australia.
Of course the important things are still the same: the beach
is even more beautiful than I remember and Todd and I are having a blast together
J
In other news, I have a little herb garden out on the patio,
I am cooking up a storm again, and I already feel like these months are going
to fly by.
This weekend Al (old friend- yay!) is coming to visit the Goldie
and we are going deep sea fishing on Sunday so I will definitely have lots to
jabber on about. Till then… xox.
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