Day 1- Arrival to Perth

Hello everyone! Welcome to my blog all the way from Perth, Australia. I currently am working towards my Masters degree in Special Education grades K-6 and have had the opportunity to complete my internship here in Australia. I am very anxious to see how education works in a different society. Everything seems quite different, I am trying my best to pick up on Australian lingo, but so far have had to ask for a lot of explaining....

I titled this blog "Cheers, y'all" because this blog will have my own personal, southern touch on my travels throughout western Australia. It is quite warm here at the moment, around 90 degrees farenheit. I must brush up on my metric system, I am not used to seeing everything this way! I just got settled in a couple of hours ago and am trying my best to stay awake to get used to the time difference. So far I have not had a chance to explore too much, due to my exhaustion. It has been quite wonderful though so far. The family I am living with are very, very friendly and have given me plenty of space to make my own. They have done everything possible to make me as comfortable as I can be this far from home. Even so much as to buying me a very nice fan to keep cool. The temperature definitely will take some getting used to! Tomorrow another student and I plan to go to a local beach. My house mom has warned me numerous times to wear clothing and plenty of sunscreen due to the UV warning, which is quite common this type of year. I felt as though I was talking with my own mother when she told me to be careful in the sun, which was nice. Hopefully by tomorrow my mind and body will be on the same page so I do not feel like a walking zombie....