Crazy Car Ride

So, while I was in Canterbury I had a car that I could use.  It is kind of awkward because I've never driven on the left side of the road before with the wheel on the right.  Anyway, that ended up being the easiest part of the experience.  The car had manual transmission and me being adventurous felt like giving it a try, even though I've never driven manual before.  I figured I could figure out since I'd seen people do it before.  Plus, I was only going to go around the block.  It was a wild ride.  There was a lot more to it than I thought.  I had trouble keeping the car on; I must have restarted it at least 10 times.  At one point, I got stuck at a light.  People were honking and yelling at me.  It took me a few minutes to get the car to move again.  So I stopped in a gas station, sat for a few minutes to regroup and then headed back for the apartment.

After that experience, I was shaking, filled with adrenaline.  I haven't driven the car since.  It was just too much for me.

More Pics

So, it's been a while since I've updated this blog.  I've been house-sitting in a suburban town called Canterbury, near Sydney.  It's kind of a relaxing town with not much going on.  The only times I see other people are at the supermarket or at the train station, which is right across the street.  It does kind of seem like a diverse neighborhood.  For the past month, I've been hanging out around the house more, watching TV, playing the Wii, but still going to the city for some events.  It's been more of an introspective month.

Here's some more pics:

Glebe Annual Street Fair

Red Carpet for the movie Australia

Some of my peeps