The Fly

As summer approaches, my thus far great enjoyment of Australia is already being put to the test. First and foremost, it is not. Not like Taiwan hot (that would be murderous to live in. Oops), but a much drier hot. And while less humidity is nice, the sun is malicious here. It wants to make you feel dehydrated and sick after getting exercise. I don't understand how the cricketers across the street do it.

The second and even bigger nuisance--had to to look that word on Google, I'm shameless--are the flies. They seem to be nowhere and everywhere all at once. Today I was playing basketball, and I thought I swallowed at least three of them. They are shameless. They just think they can come and fly onto your face and hang out there. Not sure what to do, but kill them all.

In scholarly news, as I was walking back from work yesterday, it dawned on me that I'm getting a Masters Degree here. I know, it happens to be the end of my first semester and a little late for this realisation, but it's not like the work isn't hard. Just that I'm going for a higher degree and it kind of just feels like going through the motions. But it's going to be sweet to have a Masters. And to have lived in Australia. Two awesome things going on at once. Anyways, just wanted to rant about the heat and the flies. Be back soon.

Cheers.