No Worries

"No worries": a phrase used in place of "you're welcome," "no problem," and generally an all-around response to most statements.

"Here's your cup of ice," said the fruit juice vendor.
"Thank you very much," I replied.
"No worries!"
"Oh.... uh. Thanks. Again."

The barrage of rain paused yesterday morning, so a bunch of EAPers and I took advantage of the brief moment of sunshine to run off to Manly Beach. That's right, the beach is actually called Manly. I actually didn't take many pictures of the beach itself (I just completely forgot) but it was very pretty and reminded me a lot of Cabo San Lucas. The girls spent most of the time sunbathing, and the boys weren't really very active either, so I decided to explore the surrounding rocky area. I've decided that I'm the type who can't sit still in a new area. It has to be explored and studied asap. Anyway, their intertidal area isn't very interesting... just a bunch of snails and crabs.

Later on that day, it started raining hard again, so we headed to the Sydney Aquarium. As sad as it sounds, I had more fun there. Zoology and marine life have always intrigued me, and having it packed in a neat little location is just perfect. They have this amazing shark tank thing that boasts a 360 glass-paned view of the fish, and then further down it turns into this glass tunnel where you can walk through. I'll post the pictures up as soon as I have wireless internet. The only downer was that the platypus tank held no platypus. We literally spent almost a hour there hunting for it, but I guess it just didn't want to be seen that day.

As for today, a few of us went to Bondi beach despite the thunderstorm warning. The day dawned bright and clear, but as we neared our destination, the sunshine quickly disappeared. Secretly I rejoiced, because I didn't feel like getting sunburned again (my chest area took a major hit since I forgot to sunblock there). I spent most of the time mindlessly trailing my roommate and another EAPer, just checking out the views and taking in the sea air. There is this one area where you stand on the edge of a cliff and the wind hits you full blast. It's amazing! I imagine that's what flying must feel like.... the wind whips back your hair and you have nothing but the clouds and sky above you and the grey sea below.

It's pouring rain again and today's my last day "out on my own." Tomorow is the first day of the orientation and I'm supposed to check in the hotel EAP assigned me. Hopefully, with new roommates I'll also find new friends. As they say here, no worries!