Walking to work today I saw a high speed police car chase. That is the most 'crime' I've seen since I've gotten here. Not to say it doesn't exist. The most popular show on TV here is an Australian show called 'Underbelly'. It's a drama but based completely on a guy who owns a bunch of the clubs and brothels in Kings Cross. It's very peculiar to me that they do this because this guy is still very much alive and running the Kings Cross underworld. The main actor in the show even shadowed him for awhile to understand him more as a character. The equivalent to this would be if when the Sopranos was on TV, there was a real live mafioso named Tony Soprano that the show was based on. Or if 'The Departed' had been released when Whitey Bulger was at the peak of his domination over the Boston underworld. It just seems kind of odd to me to be glorifying (and somewhat condoning) this type of behavior when it is actually going on. I guess that is what makes it so compelling.
Tuesdays, or tonight, have turned into our official flatmate dinner nights. One person cooks (we rotate) and the other two bring wine. I have already warned my flatmates that my cooking skills are limited and sub par at best... They are determined to teach me how, though when my turn rolls around they've assured me they will supply me with a recipe and ample supervision so I don't blow up our place. Fortunately for me (and them!) the next two Tuesdays, I will be in Japan. I leave a week from today and am getting SO excited. More on that in a later post...
If anyone had planned to, there is no longer any need to send me an american power strip as I have managed to break all of my american electronics by plugging them into the wall using the converter. Apparently the change in voltage was enough to kill them all. So R.I.P. hair dryer, alarm clock, mini fan (this one actually had a puff of smoke come out of it when it died). In lieu of flowers and donations, feel free to send American themed stuff, flags, etc. We're having our housewarming party on July 3rd, so I've convinced my flat mates to have it be American themed in honor of the 4th of July. My friend Lindsey is bringing her beer pong table (they actually don't really know what it is or play it over here. I am giving myself the unofficial title of beer pong ambassador).
I think I failed to mention previously but a few weekends ago, a group of us went to the Hunter Valley which is like the Napa/Sonoma here, and went wine tasting. My friends also surprised me with a home made birthday cake when we were out there.
Team America (in Hunter Valley)...F*CK YEAH!!!
A few other quick updates...Pat's trip out here is back on for now. His trainers told him they think he should wait til December to get the shoulder surgery so assuming his shoulder doesn't actually split between now and when he heads out here (at the end of the month) I'll see him soon. Also, I am starting to plan my first trip back to the U.S. in October. My friend Erica is getting married in Boston. I'm going to try to come for like 3 weeks and stay a few different places and continue to work while I'm over there. I'll try to make it to Florida but since there is no Google office there, I'm not sure what the policy is. Just putting this heads up out there so if you want to see me when I'm home, let me know so we can try to coordinate something.
Alright, that's it for now. Will try to update more soon! Oh, and I know you all probably saw this when Ben sent out his photos but I just loved this one!!!
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