Yes, I live on Beach Street

I asked to put my name on the waiting list to move from on campus to off campus, and it was definitely worth it. After a few very sweaty hours of schlepping my stuff out of my room, into a cab, and up the stairs to my new apartment, I pretty much collapsed. It was an exhausting day, but I am so much happier here and definitely do not regret my decision. Sometimes you just need to stick with your gut and go for it. My roommates are two girls from New York and one from Canada. I have a single room, the two NY girls share a room, and the girl from Canada has a single room as well. I felt like I was sleeping on heaven last night. My bed is SO comfortable compared to the rock I was sleeping on-and BONUS-my sheets now fit!! The community feeling is so much nicer here. We all hang out in the living room together, and there are tons of other study abroad kids right around us to hang out with. The disadvantage is that I am not on campus anymore, so I will have to take a bus to school. But I only have class 3 days a week and it is only a ten minute bus ride. You pay the price to have an apartment with an ocean front view I suppose. I will have to make a bit more of an effort to get involved on campus and/or meet Australians, but I am not too worried about that! I went for a run today along the coast line and just could NOT believe this is where I am living. I can walk out my door and go to the beach for the day if I want. I am in shorts and a tank top, in FEBRUARY. Coogee Beach town has so many little shops and restaurants around, so it is definitely a fun place to be. I could not be any happier. The girl who moved out of this room, whose pretentious Arizona sorority girl self claimed it was "unlivable," is my new favorite person. This place is pretty much the opposite of unlivable. I mean, it's on Beach Street. How can you complain about that?