GO GEELONG!

g'day everyone! iT is 7:22 on saturday night as im writing this but for you its 4:30 AM! Today was great! Last night i couldnt stay awake past 8:30 because i was so tired so that made me wide awake by the time 6;00 am rolled around and we didnt have to be down to the bus until 9:30 so i decided to go explore on a walk! I dressed in shorts and a tshirt and was much too cold the entire adventure! I found a couple hungry jacks-which is their version of burger king and i saw a couple theaters playing hairspray and jersey boys. I went past a church and a big government building that im still not sure of what it is! I was successful at walking on the left side and watching out for cars while crossing the street, because they informed us that the leading statistic for americans to be injured while in australia is not by one of the thousands of poisionous things but by getting struck by a vehicle! After my adventure i got back to the hotel showered and then got on the bus. We went to victoria university to learn the history of australian rules football (AFL) before we went down to the game today! We went to federation square for lunch but i packed myself a turkey sandwich and some pretzels. There was this cool vegetarian burger and fries place called lord of the fries that i am definitely going to try out next time! The AFL is awesome! It looked like we were in hogwart's with all the fans (or barrackers as they call them over here) wearing their teams scarf! It took me almost the entire game to figure out what the heck was going on but once i did i got really into it! one of the best things to scream to fit in is ball!!! or any profanity you can conjur up! Geelong won the game and then they sang their club's song afterwards it was so fun! At the match i got my first australian beer-pure blonde...im not too sure i can describe what it tastes like but it was pretty good! After the game we walked back to the hotel and made dinner and after this we are going to happy hour at one of the local pubs. We may wander over to the casino but getting up really early this morning made me kind of sleepy... Tomorrow is a free day and i have already found a catholic church in the area called st patricks that we are going to and then we will be going down to st. kilda home of the AFL team the saints! im hoping to get me a a saints scarf while im there to support my team :) I miss you all veyr much! I hope youre enjoying the summer heat because i am envying you in this cold weather! I love you all!
Love and LIOB!
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