The Glebe Club

I joined the Glebe club! And by that I mean that I move to a new hostel over in Glebe, one of the many neighborhoods of Sydney, sort of like a Greenwich or Soho of NYC- it's very artsy and cultural. Actually, most of Sydney is made up of neighborhoods and sections that are very similar to the NYC. If you named an area in NYC, I could name the equivalent in Sydney (or at least by the end of my trip I'll be able to). I moved to this hostel because it was practically half the price as the other one I was staying in. It's not as clean, but it is still a comfortably livable space. Plus it has a computer with internet (which means I have access to talk to u!), a TV, and a fridge all in the room!  Def worth the price if you ask me.

I checked out my first apartment yesterday over near darling harbor. Four kids from Japan, Mexico and Italy were living there and are looking for 4 girls to occupy the other room. The plus: it was in an awesome location. The minus: the place was dirty and stanky! I really don't want to have to plug my nose for the 4 months I'm living here, so I'm gonna keep on searching.

One last thing: coffee over here is wack. I just want a plain old coffee and it doesn't exist. They have some weird coffee lingo/ordering system. It reminds me of the first time I stepped into Starbucks, except this time I don't have anyone beside me to hold my hand and explain what a Grande Skinny Mocha Late is, or in this case a Tall Black or Short White (huh?). For example, I walked into a cafe this morning and on the menu it said: "Coffee, Small or Medium." I asked for a small coffee. I got a cappuccino. Apparently in Australia, cappuccinos, espressos and lattes are all called coffee. And then the by  specifying tall or short, or black or white you are somehow suppose to end up with what you want. I just want a coffee with skim milk! Preferably french vanilla. And iced coffee? Forget about it. When I asked for one, the guy mixed ice cream into it. Don't get me wrong, it was delicious but its not quite the same. Moral of the story: don't take that coffee you're sipping on for granted. They are hard to come by in other parts of the world!