Eating, Laughing and Farting at Jacqulyn's House

So I'm back in Melbourne for the first week of School Holidays. I took the bus and the train up on Friday night and I've been here since. Jacqulyn and I have spent the last three days laughing our asses (or should I say 'arses') off. Everything is funny and quite often I find myself literally rolling on the floor laughing. In fact, just this arvo, when we were eating lunch, I found myself literally falling onto the floor in a fit of hysterics. I was attempting to take a photo withe the self time on my camera and all we got was this. . .



You can just make out Jacqulyn laughing behind my fat foot . . .Something was obviously VERY funny. Thing is, I can't remember what. . . :) Somewhere in that episode, I managed to release some funny smelling gasses, if ya know what I mean :) Which, as you can imagine, made the whole thing even funnier.

The night I arrived we went out for Chinese food and Gelati. This has become another mini tradition of this exchange. Every time I have Chinese food it MUST be followed by a good Gelati from Carlton. Yummmmmmm. . . . Ironic thing is ate at the exact same restaurants as we went to during my fist trip to Melbourne.


On Saturday we spent the day at the beach. We sat on the Jetty for a few hours chatting and eating melting icy poles. This time, I DIDN'T go swimming fully clothed. I simply paddled around in the bay, only getting wet up to my knees keeping my clothes COMPLETLY dry. I'm proud of myself!!! :) When I went to take a photo of the 'culture of Australia' (aka the people on the jetty) there were a couple of (self absorbed) girls tanning farther down. They went so far as to ask me if I was taking photos of them, creepin on em ya know. . .cause I'm a lesbo and all. Jacq and I decided it's cause of the short hair, it's the only logical conclusion. Girl with short hair = lesbian :) Anyways they asked to see the photos. Jacqulyn and I had a good laugh about that too. Hahaha. . . you had to be there to see the humor in it all.


This is Jacqulyn, she's to be my next host sister. I'm staying at her house for the week I'm in Melbourne. She's amazing!! She makes me laugh so hard and I can be a complete idiot with her and not worry about a thing. I love it!!!


On Saturday night we went to a Toga Party, which was basically a geek fest where everyone showed up in togas. . . I love em anyways. . . :) People had wrapped their scantly clad bodies in satin sheets and sheer curtains. I saw many a man boob that night. . . .I'm scarred for life :) Nah, it was a ball. Some funny stuff happened. . .things involving cockroaches and spas. . . .hehehe This is a photo of Jacqulyn and I beating each other with cooking utensils as we prepared dinner before we left. This was another failed attempt at the self timer function on my camera. . . or it's just a funny lookin photo. . .take your pick. . .it might have something to do with the fact that we're in togas our selves. . . well skirts wrapped around our selves in funky ways. . .we got creative. . . :)
So I've decide that the reason exchange students get fat is this. . .


All the foreign sweets that we just HAVE to try. The skittles aren't foreign but my family sent them to me in a package and I just had to eat them. . .no one said anything about doing it in three days, but what the hell!! I did it anyways!!! And the TimTams. . . I ate an entire packet of 11 in something like 6 hours. . . and all of those chocolate bars were gone in one sitting. Of course, that just means I was sitting in the same place for a couple of hours. . .People do stupid things in foreign countries. . . . Anyways, the verdict was. . .drum roll please!!!. . .Mars bars are the best (aside from TimTams and Picnic bars that is). They have nougat, caramel and chocolate. Boost bars are caramel, chocolate and little crunchy pieces of biscuit. They're not so good cause there's just so much chocolate. A Flake is basically a flaky bit of milk chocolate that falls all over you as you eat it. . .not so much fun. . . the chocolate falls into places and gets all warm, melty and fuzzy. . . :) And Picnics are almost as magical as TimTams. . . YAY for Picnics (and TimTams)!!!! Ugly yet scrumptious!!! All of the wrappers are glued into a notebook that I've been using to scrap book my way through Australia. Every ticket stub, chocolate wrapper and brochure finds it's way into this book. I even have some cow hair from the Royal Adeliade Show and a Gelati Spoon glued into it.


Then just a couple of hours ago. . .I decided I needed more sugar. . .worst decision ever. . . my stomach aches. . . we made biscuits and I just sat down, dug in and watched a movie. . .I only got about ten cookies worth into it then I felt like spewing and put it aside. . .See what I mean! People do stupid shit overseas!!!! :) This lead to yet another fit of hysterical laughter. . .


So on the more serious (and some what healthier) side of things. Jacqulyn and I took a WALK (exercise!!! haha) down to the beach where we watched the sunset, took photos and listened as the waves crashed on the shore. I took the time to reflect on my trip so far and what' going on in my life. The photo is the view I took in as I contemplated things. I've decided that I am very lucky to be where I am, and to have spent time with these people. I am truly enjoying myself. I realize that this opportunity is that of a lifetime and that I am the only one experiencing it like I am. All these memories are mine to cherish and look back on with fondness (and nostalgia) for the rest of my life. It's probably the best thing to ever happen to me. Thanks to all of you who helped get me here.