It's a bugs life.

I've been here a month!!! So weird, but so cool...


You know those rumors you hear about bugs in Australia. You know... the ones that say they are bigger, badder, and in mass quanities compared to the rest of the world. Yea... just to let you know: it's true.

The cockroaches:
They're massive and even twice as disgusting. They're everywhere and have no problem crawling over your toes as you are walking down the sidewalk. Ewww.

The flies:
They are more persistent than any flies I've met. They are not scared by the hand and cannot be shooed away.

The spiders:
Also everywhere: the city... the country... my bed. The biggest I've seen was the size of my palm and was crawling down the street in downtown Sydney. I've also seen small hot pink spiders, black and red, and ones that have big white butts that are not scared of you and will chase you.

Not a bug... but The bats:
EVERYWHERE! They are creepy and ugly and are in every tree that you walk under. Saw the face of one very up close and personal the other night. I died a little bit.

I got one spider bite two weeks ago, but I didn't die (obviously... there is no Internet in Heaven). Pretty sure it wasn't poisonous, it just made about a one inch diameter spot of my leg swell up and hurt real bad for a week.

Until next time... unless the bugs get me first...

Michaela