Today I began like any other day… getting lost in Sydney. Public Transportation and I do not get along well. But as Kimberly has been telling us, “It’s part of the Australian Adventure!” well, I left extra early for school so I was ok, just had to walk a bit after the bus driver said, “I don’t go that way,” as he looked at me with eyebrows raised. Stupid Americans… I don’t know if I’ll ever get the hang of this thing but I’m making lots of friends with the bus drivers, who always seem to sound friendlier with their Aussie accents. No where near as intimidating as New Yorkers or Bostonians… Thank goodness!
Eventually me and a few girls ended up at our service placement which is at The Sisters of St. Joseph’s, an elderly home nearby Wesley. I wasn’t too sure I was going to be comfortable or enjoying my time here (I’ve never had good experiences with nursing homes) but I actually loved it! I met such adorable old people, had morning tea with them, watched them do their daily exercises and played bingo with them! I especially made a good friend in Georgetta, an Sicilian old woman who must have told me a dozen times that she wants to take me to her “home” to meet her family. She is determined to marry me off to her grandkids. I’m not sure that’s gonna happen, but she was precious and I loved my time with her.
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