DAY 20: WARNING:

This entry is probably going to put you to sleep – sorry about that but after a weekend of surfing and a day of work, I needed a day like this. Let me start by saying this was maybe the best weather we have had since the first day we arrived. Perhaps a bit on the cool side but I can’t complain, the sun was out and it didn’t rain all day. I actually got to sleep in this morning. I still feel like my body isn’t completely adjusted and it might not ever be but I slept until 9 a.m. which by my “sleeping in standards” isn’t that late but that is the latest I have slept in my 20 days here. After a bowl of cereal and a piece of toast I hit the gym. I love working out in the morning – I feel like it sets the tone for the rest of your day. It’s refreshing. Fortunate for me, there was hardly anyone there (poor people actually having to work all 5 days of the week) and I was able to get a solid work out in rather quickly. After a shower, I headed to my café that I have come to know so well.

I really like this place and I will have to blog about it at some point. It’s a great atmosphere and the owner/chef/waitress is super nice. Everything I have had is delicious and it’s just a nice place to relax at. I spent a couple hours there catching up and having a delicious milkshake then headed out for class.

Today was another very interesting day of intercultural communications. We had an Australian linguistics coach guest lecture. She was pretty impressive. We learned about the Australian accent and even spent some time trying to imitate it by reading Australian Poetry. Our imitation went about as well as this woman’s Beyonce impersonation (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j62olAmWY9Q). When we were done, I asked her if she could do an American accent. It was only fair; we spent an hour making a fool of ourselves, now it was her turn. She switched her American on and you couldn’t even tell the difference between her and us. It was very impressive.

After class, I came back to the apartment fixed another huge sandwich (refer to slamwich blog) and just continued relaxing. An uneventful day but a much needed relaxing day. It was bad for my readers, good for me ☺. I’ll try to keep you more entertained but until then….

Cheers!

P.S. RIP John Wooden. A wonderful man and leader we should all strive to emulate. I’m a little sad I’ve missed out on all the coverage that I’m sure has been superb. Anyway, here is an article by one of my favorite sport writers everyone should read:
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/news/story?id=5260677