Down Under

G-Day Mates!! So I have made it Down Under!! First impressions are pretty good. Melbourne reminds me a lot of a large US city (DC or NYC) My hotel is downtown in one of the busiest parts of the city. I did a little walking around this afternoon and headed to a grocery store. I think that was the moment that I realized I was in a different country. They do not have any of the brands that I am used to. What is Tasty cheese?

I think the high point of the trip was going to the Vegemite isle :)
There was a ton of it and I wanted to laugh so hard, but I was able to control myself. After spending quite awhile analyzing all the new brands of food, I was leaving the store through this food court type place, and who else would be playing over the loud speakers but the one and only Phil Collins. I really think hearing Phil in Australia might have made my day!!! On that high note I strolled the 5 blocks back to my Hotel.

Here are a few observations about my first day in Oz:

1) What we would call Burger King is Hungry Jack here. I'm a little bummed I might not get to see "The King" on TV. Maybe they just call him Jack here.

2) On the 5 block trek to the grocery store I saw 3 porn/adult stores. It kinda gave me warm and fuzzies and reminded me of my time living in South Austin with Stacy. You can't really beat living in between Adult Megaplex and Porn in the Woods!!!

3) People really do eat Vegemite.

A pretty laid back first day, but I am expected in the office at 9 am tomorrow. Hopefully it will be a good project and I will enjoy the people I work with. And hopefully I will have some better more exciting things to post when I am not suffering from Jet Lag. Miss everyone :)