Aftermath

So the party last night was great.  There were hundreds of students at the Tavern for the Aussie Party, and then basically everyone went into Surfers Paradise for a Bond exclusive party.  The club was packed, but we made some good friends and had a good time.  

Today everybody woke up late because we got back late last night.  The buses returning to Bond didn't even start showing up to the bar until 3 AM.  I found out today that all bars in the Gold Coast close at 5.  Yikes.

Once everybody was alive and kicking, we headed to the beach.  I have found a great group of friends that is about 20 people deep coming from Mexico, Brazil, Senegal, Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Norway, Germany, Australia, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Maine, Virginia, Illinois, and Rhode Island.  It is really cool to have such a diverse group of friends for the first time in my life.  Everybody is so open and carefree.  It's refreshing to see a lack of biases in people.

Time to go out with the group again.  Tomorrow all of the study abroad students have a meeting with the Vice-Chancellor of the University, a BBQ by the pool on campus, and then a hypnotist show later at night.  It is still weird to think that I am actually in Australia, but it is starting to become more of a reality.  Goodnight.