After finally arriving in Brisbane and realizing that my quarter filled Bacardi Limon bottle spilled in my luggage, we headed to our new home for the next four months.
The Infamous Gold Coast
Let's just go about this in sections.
1. The Meriton
The beautiful hotel that I call home right now. Oh lord I can't even tell you how blessed I am to be living here. Thanks mom and dad for making that happen. We live in a corner suite on the fifth floor. 502. We have this unbelievable living room, a dining area, and a kitchen. Equip with everything you could need. We also have a wrap around balcony with a table on it. Yes I am living the dream. My room is beautiful. I have a comfy small twin bed, that gets cleaned once a week. And yes to top it off, we have a cleaning service. Where the Meriton is located is two minutes walking distance from the beach and all the shopping places you would need. As well as clubs and bars. I am in love with the Meriton.
2. Beaches
If you think any of the beaches in America are the most beautiful beaches in the world, you clearly haven't been to Australia. These beaches bring beautiful to a whole other meaning. The sand is baby soft. If you stomp your feet on the sand, it makes a squeaking noise (odd but very entertaining). The ocean is definitely a lot cleaner than in the states. The current is a lot stronger and the waves are huge (on a good day). They are always populated, even in winter considering winter here is still warm.
3. Nightlife
I can't even start about the nightlife in Australia. Every day is a day to go out and have beers or cocktails. In America, we love our beer, but Australians do it better cause most of their beer has more alcohol content. We've been going to so many different places to find our favorite spots. Tuesdays is ladies night at Sin City, aka ladies drink free. That's what I'm talking about. Wednesdays is when Anthony, Gia, and I go into Surfer's Paradise for the day and go to happy hour at the local Surf Club. Let me tell you, I look forward to Wednesdays as soon as Wednesday ends. That's saying something. Beer Garden is awesome. Very chill environment, awesome music, $10 jugs, and pool. Envy is awesome. So close to the Meriton and it's the perfect place to dance. East is an older crowd so I definitely won't go again. Bavarian Bier Garden is our Thursday happy hour spot. $10 burgers and awesome beer. Don's is the on campus bar and I'd say for the most part it's a great time. If you couldn't tell, we go out a lot here. I don't hate it, but my wallet does.
4. School
This is the one thing inconveniencing my vacation. Classes aren't too bad, but I am in such a relaxed mood here that I just don't ever want to go. I'm definitely nervous for my International Business class but that's alright. You win some, you lose some. Image and Photography is a lot of fun. A little boring at times because it's all about repetition. Australian History may be the worst class ever. Did I mention that I hate taking History classes? Love, Sex, and Relationships is really interesting and I kind of enjoy that class. I guess we'll have to wait and see once the course load kicks in how relaxed I'll be.
5. Money
Oh don't let the beautiful country fool you. Everything is expensive, even McDonald's (aka Macca's here). Hard liquor is a significant amount more. Exactly why all I drink is boxed wine. We found awesome restaurants that have cheap deals for meals. Sundays at Waxy's there are $2 steaks which are delicious and a decent size. Best deal ever. Surf Club has mediocre food for under $10. Not bad for a poor college student. I think money is the only downfall over here.
6. Shopping
The fashion here is amazing. So many cool patterned shirts and totally different style for popular clothing. There are tight clothes that are popular but for most part it's flowy beach clothes. Lighter materials but so comfortable and worth it. They have awesome jewelry because around here there are so many street markets that you can go to. Definitely easy to find gifts for all you lovely people back home.
Randoms
The people are definitely a lot nicer and relaxed here. This is great for friendships, but not for service. Since waitresses get paid around $20 bucks an hour, your table is not much of a priority. This is a real eye opener because it teaches you to be more patient. Another weird thing is that pedestrians don't have the right of way. Definitely a problem for me considering I love to just cross the street when I want to. I've met a bunch of awesome people out here and I am so happy I came. Oh and the weather. Beautiful. I've had one day of rain since I've been here. The rest have been gorgeous sunny days.
So I think after everything that I have said in this post you can guess that I never want to leave. This place is amazing and I can't tell you how grateful I am that I am here.
3. Nightlife
I can't even start about the nightlife in Australia. Every day is a day to go out and have beers or cocktails. In America, we love our beer, but Australians do it better cause most of their beer has more alcohol content. We've been going to so many different places to find our favorite spots. Tuesdays is ladies night at Sin City, aka ladies drink free. That's what I'm talking about. Wednesdays is when Anthony, Gia, and I go into Surfer's Paradise for the day and go to happy hour at the local Surf Club. Let me tell you, I look forward to Wednesdays as soon as Wednesday ends. That's saying something. Beer Garden is awesome. Very chill environment, awesome music, $10 jugs, and pool. Envy is awesome. So close to the Meriton and it's the perfect place to dance. East is an older crowd so I definitely won't go again. Bavarian Bier Garden is our Thursday happy hour spot. $10 burgers and awesome beer. Don's is the on campus bar and I'd say for the most part it's a great time. If you couldn't tell, we go out a lot here. I don't hate it, but my wallet does.
4. School
This is the one thing inconveniencing my vacation. Classes aren't too bad, but I am in such a relaxed mood here that I just don't ever want to go. I'm definitely nervous for my International Business class but that's alright. You win some, you lose some. Image and Photography is a lot of fun. A little boring at times because it's all about repetition. Australian History may be the worst class ever. Did I mention that I hate taking History classes? Love, Sex, and Relationships is really interesting and I kind of enjoy that class. I guess we'll have to wait and see once the course load kicks in how relaxed I'll be.
5. Money
Oh don't let the beautiful country fool you. Everything is expensive, even McDonald's (aka Macca's here). Hard liquor is a significant amount more. Exactly why all I drink is boxed wine. We found awesome restaurants that have cheap deals for meals. Sundays at Waxy's there are $2 steaks which are delicious and a decent size. Best deal ever. Surf Club has mediocre food for under $10. Not bad for a poor college student. I think money is the only downfall over here.
6. Shopping
The fashion here is amazing. So many cool patterned shirts and totally different style for popular clothing. There are tight clothes that are popular but for most part it's flowy beach clothes. Lighter materials but so comfortable and worth it. They have awesome jewelry because around here there are so many street markets that you can go to. Definitely easy to find gifts for all you lovely people back home.
Randoms
The people are definitely a lot nicer and relaxed here. This is great for friendships, but not for service. Since waitresses get paid around $20 bucks an hour, your table is not much of a priority. This is a real eye opener because it teaches you to be more patient. Another weird thing is that pedestrians don't have the right of way. Definitely a problem for me considering I love to just cross the street when I want to. I've met a bunch of awesome people out here and I am so happy I came. Oh and the weather. Beautiful. I've had one day of rain since I've been here. The rest have been gorgeous sunny days.
So I think after everything that I have said in this post you can guess that I never want to leave. This place is amazing and I can't tell you how grateful I am that I am here.
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