we made it to cleavage!

apparently canberra has two different meanings behind its name. for the more "official" meaning used by the government and people who don't know the aboriginal language, they believe that canberra stands for "meeting place". on the otherhand, for people who do know the langauge. they say that canberra stands for the hills that the city lies within - which resembles a cleavage. haha, i think that was about the only thing i got out of the short ten minute tour the bus driver gave us from the train station to the australian institute of sport which is where we are staying. since it's fall here, the weather is a little chilly. i'm walking around in jeans and a jacket all day. which is a little weird because i left seattle wearing shorts and a tank top. but canberra is a very nice little city. there isn't much to do here so i've been getting lots of much needed sleep. we also get fed three square meals a day so i've been full since i got here! everything is just so much more expensive here. especially the food. a pint of beer is close to 7-9 dollars while a normal entree is almost 20! i'm definitely going broke over here. but the experience is well worth it <3