Melbourne

I've escaped Western Australia- and hostels- and I'm now living comfortably with Andrew and Norva in Melbourne. It is so nice to have my own room and bathroom! I spent most of yesterday enjoying the apartment. Sleeping in, doing laundry, taking a long shower. Then I walked around the city for a bit. It takes about 20 minutes to get to the city center from the apartment, but there is also a tram right outside the door that gets you there in five minutes. Today I took the tram into the city and went to the National Gallery of Victoria. I decided to go on a free tour of the contemporary wing, and ended up being the only person on the tour- just me and the guide! Because I got such a late start today, I didn't make it to the second building which has all the Australian art. I guess I'll have to do it over the weekend. I've been eating a lot better since I arrived- Wednesday night we went out for Thai food and last night Norva made an amazing sushi spread. I tried raw scallops for the first time and they were tasty if a little slimey.

At the moment, I'm writing from the Melbourne Visitor's Center, which has very expensive internet, so I'm not going to write long (Andrew doesn't have high speed internet at home, which is the only drawback). This evening I'm hoping to hop on a "tram performance"- theater inside the tram. I'll try to get to a cheaper internet cafe tomorrow and let you all know how that went.

Love always (especially to CJ for the flowers!).
Emma