intro to perth

it's so cold here; but it looks so warm out. very deceiving. so i just got done decorating my room with my pictures and pictures from national geographic. my room looks out into a little grass field with a tree (i'll take a picture to show you). and i have way more than enough room for my stuff. earlier today my friends and i went into perth (i'm in a suburb called crawley). it's about a 10 minute bus ride and its along a river that goes into the ocean, technically it's a bay. it is so pretty! and the city is really nice; i like it a lot. it's very clean and transportation is easy. they have a target (so weird!!) so we got some things there like shampoo and hangers.  i live on a super small hall with only one other room and a bathroom. i feel like i live in an apartment becaue right across from my room is a kitchen, and then next to that is a bathroom that only me and the girl next to me share. she's from chicago and goes to duke. the australians havent moved in yet, so i mostly just hang out with other americans, although the ones i mostly hang out with are all from the east coast. yesterday we had an orientation with all the exchange students and there are a lot from europe and america.