No Worries, Mate

It's Wednesday afternoon here and I just got out of my second class of the week. It was my "event planning" class and seems like it will be a lot of fun. The class (about 20 of us BSU kids) will be planning an activity (probably a sports-related thing) for the community of Lennox Head to participate in. I think it'll be a great opportunity to get involved in the community and experience some true "aussie" culture. I've been here for a little over a week now and have noticed many differences. I think my favorite thing right now is picking up (and attempting to use) aussie lingo. For example:
No worries/ no drama = no problem
she'll be right = it'll be okay
bloody= very
amber fluid = beer
your shout = your turn to buy the next round (don't worry mom, I haven't actually heard this one yet, but it's in my notes haha)
get stuffed = get lost
give a cuddle = give a hug
capsicum = green pepper (found that out the hard way at subway...i asked for green pepper and got jalapeno pepper instead!)
We've all have been having fun attempting to use the lingo but, I've noticed that my "aussie accent" still sounds like a idiotic british woman.
I have also noticed how involved aussies are in american culture. I watched the news yesterday and it was pretty much identical to the "Today Show" but called something else (I can't remember it...) They talked about more American news then aussie news. They even had a segment on Matt Lauer's interview with President Obama. They have a news corespondent in Hollywood (an embarrassing overly-gay american) that gives the latest "hollywood gossip." It seems every time I turn on the tv, it's something like Dr. Phil (and evil Oprah) or Two and a Half Men and other American sitcoms. They have "So you think you can dance, Australia" and "The Biggest Loser: Couples, Australia" and "Australian Idol...."

But don't worry, I really haven't been watching that much tv...

Today, Landon and I swam across the lake (about a mile.) It was so relaxing....and then I laid out on the beach before I had class... I lead such a stressful life...haha.