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Yesterday Lisianne and I didn't make it to the park, but we did go to Bondi beach after sleeping in. The weather was wonderful and we really felt like we were on holiday as we walked towards the sand with icecream in our hand.

We were with some other students, some of whom bought a surfboard and a suit on a whim, hoping they would magically learn themselves how to stand up in the surf. We had a lot of fun watching them try and enjoying what Australians call winter. We also discovered some of the few cookies that not have chocolate (which Lisianne doesn't like) are as hard as rocks, so not fit for repurchase.

That evening we had dinner with a lot of the people in the house, which was very cosy and like a little bit of a welcome. There is a Columbian couple, a German guy, a Swedish girl, an American learning to be a cook and us four Dutchies. The others that weren't present at the dinner are a Japanese and a French girl. The last I have never seen yet.

This morning was brutally early, as we had to be at the universities great hall at nine. I never thought introductions to the university could be so boring. The intoductory speach in the Hogwartsy building was alright and so was the morning tea with massive cookies, but the rest of the day, until about four, was just long boring information session. I have been here three weeks, I don't care to hear about the Australian bussystem, how to stay safe and that there are twelve libraries at the university. Luckily the people I met were friendly and interesting. Also the tour around the campus was fun and made me truly realize the size and the randomness of the buildingstyles. Tomorrow will also be full of information sessions.. Yippe, I guess Ill just steal more cookies to keep myself busy.