Australian Adventure: Things I've learned down under...

Day 1 in Australia was rainy, so a misadventure was not in the cards. But... I did learn a few things.

1. The toliet DOES flush the opposite way. 

A big thank you goes out to Jordan for helping solve the mystery... yes, she ran to the US restroom to investigate for me.

2. Vegemite. Is. Wrong.

Like cruel and unusual punishment wrong. I'm seriously thinking about hitting up the US Embassy for that one.

I didn't know what Vegemite really was before getting here. Just that it was apparently a big deal. So I gave it a try. It was dark brown and had the texture of peanut butter - I had mentally prepared myself for a Nutella taste.

I should win an Oscar for giving the performance of a lifetime: NOT throwing up and causing a scene at the table.

My coworker later sent me a definition of it... ignorance is bliss. Or in my case ignorance is a mouth full of Vegemite.


3. Aussies = not big coffee drinkers. 

I've only been here a day so this may be an assumption on my part, but here's where I'm at with the size of their coffee cups...


4. I must incorporate "Brilliant" into my vocabulary when describing/responding to things. 

Why have I ignored this word for so long?


5. They drive on the wrong side of the road!!!

Ok I knew that beforehand, but experiencing it totally a different thing. Especially when it comes to crossing the street. Thankfully, and maybe morbidly because of prior incident, the Australians have this covered...



6. Australian cab drivers are EXACTLY like American cab drivers.

They're nicer to you than American drivers, but they'll still take you on the "scenic route".


Brillant!