Me, Komal, Dave, and Alex (Souvenir shopping)

And they already love Drea!

Michelle and I after the Steamboat dinner

Steam boat dinner...after all the food was gone

Drea arrived on Wednesday morning! I spent much of Monday and Tuesday working on assignments and I pretty much got everything finished before she arrived. On Wednesday I took two buses to get to the airport to pick her up because most of my friends with cars had class during that time. I saw her waiting outside the airport even before I got off the bus! It was so good to finally see her. We then took a taxi home, which was pretty expensive. Once we arrived back on campus, we went to the Tav for lunch, and Drea got to meet some of my friends. I also showed her around campus, and we headed to the grocery store to pick up a few things. Later that night Jenn invited us to dinner at Don Watt’s flat because she was making meatloaf. We went, and even though I didn’t think I really liked meatloaf, I really enjoyed the meal. Drea also got to meet a lot more of my friends over dinner. After dinner, we went outside to watch the boys play some Footy (Australian football), and we even played a little bit too!

On Thursday I took Drea to my Australian studies class. We basically just handed in our final papers and then we had a party, and everyone brought food and drinks. Drea got to experience Tim Tams and Lamingtons (somewhat Australian desserts). After class ended, we went into Perth city and walked around near the Jetty and the Mall. Later that night we made a pasta dinner, which consisted of pasta and garlic bread…how healthy. I had a little bit of Math homework to finish, so Drea researched some activities we could do during our trip to Margaret River. We booked our hostel and a wine tour later that night, and we are scheduled to head down there on Tuesday by bus. We are both really excited!

On Friday I took Drea to my dreadful math class. Now she knows what I had to go through twice a week for 2 hours. But finally, Classes are OVER! When we got home from class, we decided to make brownies for the Bible Study dinner. This week the Bible study was different because it was more of a bible talk than a study because it was more geared towards non-Christian friends that we invited. Then, we went to Du Vihn’s house for a Steamboat dinner. Divya also was able to join us for dinner, so she got to meet everyone as well. Steamboat was quite an experience. It is somewhat similar to Fondue, but it is more focused on seafood, including all kinds of fish balls you can imagine (and this was my first time trying fish balls). It was a lot of fun.

Today we went into the city for souvenir shopping. A big group of us went to the city to have lunch and then we headed separate ways. Drea, Komal, Dave, Alex, and I headed around to the souvenir shops and a few other random shops. We stayed in the city until about 4pm, and then we headed back to Curtin. A few hours later Drea and I went to Du Vihn’s house to have dinner with his family. Drea is staying at their house tonight because she is only “supposed” to stay in my room a total of three nights. Tomorrow morning I will meet them all at church. Then, I am taking Drea to Fremantle for the afternoon :)