Nic is here!!

On Wednesday avo (afternoon), I picked Nic up from the airport. He bought his plane ticket about a month before I had even left for Australia so we've had this trip planned out for a while. It is hard to believe that he is here because it means my study abroad semester is almost half over. This was definitely a long awaited trip for the both of us. I was so excited for Nic to finally see where I have been living and meet the people I have met out here and Nic was ready to get a vacation from Redlands (he missed me a little too). My trip to the airport was the first time I had taken the bus by myself so I was very nervous. I did have a few issues but I was at the airport on time and was there to greet Nic at luggage claim. It was really nice seeing him again in person (I really hate Skype...the internet at Currie is extremely slow and we always get disconnected so it is hard to have a conversation). All of his luggage arrived here, even his suitcase full of food and toiletries... thank you Cathy (: 

His first day we walked to the business building and I gave him a tour of the UWA campus. He said he was really impressed with UWA, especially the number of birds that live here. I think every other sentence on my tour was about a bird I like or think is pretty. I will write a post about the birds soon..

After the tour Nic and I met others for dinner at Currie Hall. I know what you are all thinking.. "Why would you take him to Currie Hall for his first meal?" First, it was convenient and I didn't want to go far since he just had a 23 hour flight. Second, I knew it was schnitzel for dinner and the last time we had schnitzel it was edible. Trust me, we will be eating out the majority of his time here.. I need a break from chicken and rice.

After dinner, I took him to the city. We walked around and rode the Perth ferris wheel. The city is very pretty at night and because everything closes at 5pm here, its quiet. Here are some of the pictures we took from his first night here.

Everybody loves Target

Of course, Nic couldn't do a "normal" pose. He had to try to do a hand stand just to prove that he could. 
I wanted Nic to see the kangaroos.. I was disappointed too when I learned they were not real kangaroos on my first day here. 

The city at night.
The ferris wheel.

Inside the ferris wheel... We couldn't get a good picture from inside the car. We soon realized after we paid to ride the ferris wheel that the view is much better outside than inside. Oh well, it was something we had to do...