Car shopping proves to be a nightmare!!!! Very stressful and hard work! I've test driven a few cars, none of which I really wanted, but after nearly getting ripped off have decided I will lease after a brand new one after all! All the cars out here are the ones which would be scrapped at home! Ripped seats, cracked windscreens, bald tyres and dented body work - yuck! Bring back my Seat Ibiza! Caught a crafty guy out though -who tried to sell both Nik and I a...

First paid day at school today - a teacher workday or a training day as we would call them. Turned out to be just another day to spend in our classrooms - didn;t actually get much done though as was with one of my partner teachers today who was filling me in on different bits. Feel like I'm starting to have an idea about stuff now - it all sounds very different mind!

Been in to school today and yesterday sorting out my classroom - proving quite difficult with not having any of my own school resources and having practically an empty classroom! Over here they have a shop called Teacher Tools which sells everything you could possibly need to set up a classroom - I have now spent nearly $250 which is a nightmare but pretty much the same as everyone else. My classroom is starting to come together although still feel I don;t have...

Believe it or not I am actually sick of shopping and spending money now! It's been quite hard buying furniture etc for the apartment as always got in the back of your mind that you're probably going to need to get rid of it within the year so really don't want to spend that much so obviously not buying the stuff that you really want! Car shopping begins next!

Today we can finally move in to our apartments - may the shopping begin and the suitcases be unpacked!