Emmy's E-mails

Hey guys, I'm sure you got these from Mom, but either way... here's Emmy the Aussie:

Monday, 2/12

mommathanks for your emails they were delightful! I am glad that the skit went so well...i am so proud of them!! I hope that someone puts in on youtube because i would justlove to see it! Sounds cute! Everything is great so far here! Today i went toorientation and met some nice people. I hung out mostly with this girl maria fromnew york. we got our bus passes and took a tour and went to a shopping center to getsome stuff and then i fugred out the bus system and i was so proud of myself. when icame home i wanted to go running... but i wasnt alone, four of the kids went withme, two on bikes and it was so funny.. the three old benny is soooooo cute i justlove him, and he was on this little bike and he would yell wait up wait up so i hadto run right next to him and on the way back he got tired so i pretty much pushedhim the rest of the way crouched over. we stopped at a park and they are so funnybecause they all want me to push them and they tell me im their best friend and that they love me... im sure it will wear off but it is so hilariously cute. they like live in my room and the three year old is obsessed with my electricaltoothbrush. we had family night and they played sardines for the game which mademe laugh because they call it hide and go seek with a twist. cute huh? I boughtsome sunscreen which will be good because i plan on going to the beach tomorrow. ikeep learning all these new terms.... like instead of renting something it is forhire... university is called uni, sunglasses are called sunnies, everything isshortened.. if you know someone named ben or jon you call them beno or jono andthey really do say mate a lot, and oy. very very cute and everyone is superfriendly. i would honesly love to live here permanently. it actually reminds alittle bit of san diego but with more trees and cleaner air and less trash and allthat kind of stuff. the commercials are a lot different and we discussed therating system here.. they have g and pg and m and m15 and r i think and it is funny because a lotof our r rated movies are only rated m here which i find very interesting.. likeall those war movies braveheart saving private ryan troy gladiator.. those were allm here, which means anyone can see them and you generally let your kids see them ifthey are around twelve. oh and hell and damn are not a swear word here... everyonesays it.. they warned me about that as soon as they picked me up so i wouldnt befreaked out by the kids saying it... well anyways i think im off to bed, tell thefamily i say hi and that i love them.. i am so tired so i am not writing anyoneelse i am just writing back to whoever wrote me which is just you and rick. showdad and whoever else the email. i love you heaps!love em

Tuesday, 2/18
Yes always feel free to forward my letters--- i would write to everyone but so farim just writing back to people who write me cuz i have been kinda busy and haventspent much time on the computer. today we have another tour and yesterday i went topart of town called fremantle, but refered to as freo. it was so cute with all theseboutique shopping centers and gelato shops and a didgeridoo shop with freelessons... such a cute area, i loved it. then i took the train with maria to a beachcalled cottlesloe. it was so beautiful. we went swimming in the ocean and the waterwas not too cold. we layed out and i put sunscreen on but missed random some randompatches that are now bright bright red... how typical. the sun is a lot strongerhere--- the rest of the worlds polution creates a whole in the ozone right here..there is like twice as many skin cancer cases here than most places. at the beach wemet these two travelers- one from germany who teaches diving and the other from italy. we went with them to a pub to get some food and then to a gelato shopcuz i was craving gelato and then they drove us back to school. they were strangebut funny. then we had an internationally dinner and i came home and hung out here.i walked the three kids that go to the same school to their school this morning...they are so cute! rick gave me a really cute hat for valentines day and i opened itthis morning and then put it in my closet. at brekky one of the girls. aimee, waslike- you got a new hat, i like it! i didnt even know she was in my room let alonemy closet! haha. and then this morning i got up and showered and the whole time thethree year old is outside banging on the door, emily come out come out~ i want tosee you! and then he likes to jump off the chair onto my bed everyday and dotricks- he yells move out move out or i will hit you! he is wild and so cute. welli think i may go run some errands and get a sim card or something. yesterday i tried a meat pie from a place called jesters, it was pretty good. i like to thinkof it as the australian burrito or something cuz its very common everywhere here.and a nudie to drink which is a brand of a smoothie drink i guess like naked juice.well i am off! have a great day -em


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