We woke up ready to find our way to school. We asked multiple shops about the bus system around here, and no one really knew enough about it to explain it to us. This worried us a little because it was our only way to get to school. We didn't have enough cash to use anything else. Finally, we found a very helpful man and he helped us figure it out. The bus routes are very confusing for a newbie! Madison and I decided to try an atm one more time because the visa person I called said that everything looked like it should be working with my card. And what do you know- it worked this time. I don't know why neither of our cards weren't working, but I was very glad they were now. We were trying to think what we would have done without cash for four months. It would have been difficult. We went back to check out of the hotel, and grabbed our luggage from our room. As we were waiting for the light to change to cross the street, we noticed the bus we had to take was coming. We started getting antsy for the light to change and as soon as it did, we ran across the street with all our lugguge in tow. It was probably quite funny to watch because I am sure we looked like the ultimate tourist. All that mattered was that we made it to the bus in time though. We hoisted our six bags in total into the bus and it quickly got very full. We felt bad that we were taking up so much seating because of all our luggage so we rearranged everything. We ended up only taking up one extra seat! I thought that was pretty impressive.
About an hour (?) later we got off at the Bond Uni bus stop and had to walk down the street with all our luggage. Again- it was probably a sight to see. To give you an idea of how far it was, it was around a ten minute walk I would guess. It's much faster without the hassle of huge suitcases, but it wasn't too bad. We were welcomed into Varsity Shores (the community where we are living). The people checking us in asked us our names and they said, "oh from High Point?!" We couldn't believe they knew where we were from, but I thought that was the perfect way to welcome us!
We unpacked a little bit and then headed over to Bond (our school) to get our ID cards, email addresses, and other information about the campus. They took us on a campus tour- it was weird going on a tour after we had already decided to go there! But I guess we didn't really have another choice haha. The school hired a bus and they took us to a local shopping center for some necessities we had found we needed. For example, we have closets, but no hangers, or no dressers, so we had to do something with all our clothes. We also needed some food so we went grocery shopping. The prices at the grocery stores are still higher than at home, but MUCH better than eating at a restaurant for every meal. I could definitely find food that was the same price as at home, it is just the grocery stores brand, which I have no problem with. It all tastes the same. They have Target here! And what we think is Walmart, but it's called Big W. They are very similar.
We found some food to hold us over for the next day or two and took the bus back to school. The day had drained us of our energy so we were too tired to do anything else. Madison ended up sleeping in my room and we had a sleepover!
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