I have had too many good experiences since I wrote my last blog, so this one will be a bit long. Brisbane, International Food Party, Surfing, and more BBQs, lets do this.
Two of my friends and myself went to Brisbane for a day a few weeks ago, just to check out the city and walk around. It was a beautiful city with a lot of different things to see. The whole city is works around a river that runs right through the middle of it. We mainly stuck to the river walking around it. The city is very family friendly with BBQs and parks placed all over the place. The club scene seemed pretty cool too, but we didn’t have much time, only to go to a restaurant to grab a quick beer before the ride home. We plan on going back with a big group of people to go and catch the last Brisbane Broncos rugby game, and to go out to the clubs very soon.
The International Food Party was excellent. I mentioned in my last blog post that I started a group on Facebook so all of the international students could communicate more easily. So I put up a post about a party I wanted to throw with my roommate Trine and my neighbors. It was a complete success, and over 45 people showed up. There was so much food for everyone to eat, and overall it was a very chill party. I cooked sweet potato casserole and everyone seemed to like it, unless they were lying, but I don’t think they were. After most of the people left and most everything had been cleaned a few of us stayed around and drank for a while. Good times with good people, one of the best nights here so far!
The surf trip was ridiculous, I would recommend it to anyone that wants to learn to surf in Australia. You go to a private beach location outside of a place called Byron Bay. You get there and they immediately start teaching you. After the surfing is done you grab a quick shower and it is drinking time. That night we went to a bar and saw this guy who was really good. His name is Ash Grunwald and is semi famous in Australia I believe. He plays some dirty blues and I would highly recommend him. The next day wake up and started surfing again, I thought surfing hung-over would be horrible, but it was actually quite relaxing. Surfing is extremely exhausting, so it was good to have a good meal before and after you got out of the water. The staff at this place was amazing. They work for food, a place to stay, Internet access, and free surfing all the time. So these people have to cook for themselves, and thus the food was very good. This night we stayed at the camp, there were probably about 30-40 of us with staff included. Drinking games were set up all over the place, flip cup, card games, and beer pong mostly. Flip cup however was absolute madness.
With regular flip cup for those of you that do not know, it is a drinking game. The game involves two teams sitting at one table each team to a side. Someone starts off by drinking a cup half full of beer, goon (cheap wine), or whatever. Then you take the cup right side up and flip it to where it faces upside down. Then the next person starts, this continues till the last person on your team flips their cup and the first team to do this wins. In regular U.S.A. style flip cup the loosing team has to stand up and apologize and drink more. Australian’s play a bit differently. The winning team creates a “punishment” or dare if you will for the loosing team to complete. Needless to say many gross, perverted, and very funny things were chosen as punishments. All in all it was a lot of fun and would do it again.
The next day after we went out again in the morning to surf. After the weekend was over I was sore all over, everyone one was. Surfing is very fun, but very exhausting as well. I could tell a big difference from the first day of surfing to the third day. I am still horrible and can only stand up to ride the wave. Which is much harder than it looks I think…
So I am still having fun, no end to the BBQ’s either. It is raining here now for 2nd time that I have been here. Very nice weather here, hence the name Sunshine Coast. I am planning on a trip to Brisbane soon, and also a trip to New Zealand. I have a new and last roommate; her name is Jen from South Korea. So now we have a house from all over the world (Danish, South Korean, and American). If you made it this far reading thank you very much, and I love to hear comments! Cheers!
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