I'm Online!!!!

So I have beaten the internet gods who were trying to keep me away from my precious internet!! I am now online at Erica's house which I have been trying to get working for a month now! But its up and running! Mostly Im excited so I can talk to you all more! Oh yea...and do research and homework...blah blah blah! haha

Tonight I'm headed to a rugby game with Andy and some of his buddies! Should be a good time! Then a German friend of mine is having a "house warming" party saturday because she moved into her new apartment last week! So should be fun as well! Then next week I'm going to work a little for Erica's mom basically handing out crap! But it's like $20/hour! So I don't mind the moolah! Also...I did get a real job! At the international office at Macquarie, working with the PR marketing people! I start the 8th of September! Im excited for that as well! So all in all....things are GREAT!

I hope you are all well! Miss each and everyone of you!
amy:-)

(im also including a pic of andy and I from a fun night on the town! and pic of a burly aussie man chopping wood at this woodchop festival we went to in andys town! so funny! cheers!)

I have a love/hate relationship with my computer!

SO at the moment I am hating my computer because it won't pick up erica's wireless signal, therefore not allowing me to connect to the internet...something I desperately need and want back! I have been using the computers at school and at erica's house, but its not the same as having mine...online all day and enabling me to talk to you all at home! So I am not a happy camper. Also...the last few days have been a serious shocker as I look at all the assignments Im meant to do between now and the end of november! It's just sad really because I could have been done and had a job making money! Oh well...Im very happy I came back over...and I love the classes...I just wish there was no work involved! Kinda like Marist when I was there! haha

Anyway...Im still in the process of trying to get my job at the INternational office. Im meeting with the public relations director tomorrow, so we shall see how that all goes! Hopefully well! Not that Im running out of money, but I will be in a few months if I don't get a job! Plus, I want to travel to New Zealand sometime in my long summer break (December-Feb) so I need to save for that! Andy said he would like to go as well because he has a friend there that he hasn't seen in a long time! So that should be cool!
Things are good with him as well. He is at school as well, two days a week and not really enjoying it! He says he's still in holiday mode and probably won't come out of it just because this is his last semester! He also works 3 days a week laboring with this Scottish dude! He's funny. But he gets paid really well...like $17/hour! Wish I made that! Well..maybe I will!
Also...his 96 year old grandma is very sick at the moment. She had to go to the hospital the other day when I was there, and it was a little sad because andy's mom was just so nervous and upset. I feel bad for her, but at the same time, she worries a little too much about it. Anyway...we shall see how she goes. Either she will get better and come back to andys house, or she will pass away in the hospital. I'll keep you updated.

So...nothing else is really new! I think im making these posts too boring for you all! I need to start making things up! Altough I could tell you about all the going out and drinking Im doing...but thats all the same really!
So I will stop boring you all and say farewell for now! But I miss and love you all! Hope this finds you well (if anyone in fact is reading this!)
MUAH!
amy:-)

First Class At Macquarie

Hey all!!
So today was my first class at Macquarie (from now on we will call it Mac cause thats easier!)
I am taking this class having to do with communication development, and there are people from all over the world in the class which I think is going to be a huge advantage! There are a lot of people from China, a few from Germany, Thailand, Chile, Colombia, Norway, Quwait, Holland, and me from the USA! We went around the room to talk about ourselves a little bit and where we were from, and it seemed like everyone was very interested in the course and were excited to start learning from each other! So I think this will be a great learning experience! Then I went to my other class of today, only to find out it was cancelled and starting next week! But thats ok because I needed to do other things on campus!
I moved into Erica's house yesterday! Avril and Ross are being very nice! Kind of sad to leave Andy and his family, but Ill be seeing them more often than not! They were so sweet to me for the past two weeks (as they always are!) Im actually heading back up there tonight because Mim and I are getting our hair cut, and Ben is leaving for England tomorrow so we are having dinner at the pub! YAY!

SO thats about it so far! Im looking forward to this semester of meeting cool people from all over the world and learning about all the different cultural perspectives they have to offer!
ok all...i love and miss you all! Hope this finds you well! Email me and let me know whats going on with all of you!
Talk soon....
Amy:-)