Week 1-Airplane Feb 12, 2006 I can't believe how fast time is already flying, I am already headed to begin my semester at University of Newcastle, and I don't even think that I am mentally prepared to begin such a hard semester. I have been learning quite a bit about myself and those around me. Hopes are high that I will be losing a lot of weight sense Australian serving sizes are the amount for a five year old. I also have been noticing a lot of other thing...

Week 1- Cairns, Australia Australia is all what I imagined it would be. Even though it is hot and humid like Florida, the weather is perfect enough all day around. I have met some really cool people. It's really funny that I am the only black person in the program to come to Newcastle. It's really hard however, hanging with my newly found friends, because they would like to just drink. It is on everyone's schedule to find the nicest bar in town. I have one ...