St. Paddy's Day in Brissy!

This past weekend was Saint Patrick's Day and I couldn't help but show my Irish pride even in Australia! It seems like St. Paddy's Day is so much more popular to celebrate in America than it is over here, which I was surprised about. That didn't stop us from having fun though! My friends and I got together on Saturday morning to get ready for the day. The boys made green eggs and kangaroo, which is obviously putting an Australian twist onto the breakfast. I didn't try it but they all seemed to enjoy it! We went through Brisbane all day on Saturday and that is where we found all the Irish celebrations going on. It's funny because it seemed like we were the only ones in the city wearing green until we actually got to the Irish pubs. We all had a lot of fun and enjoyed ourselves.

Green eggs and kangaroo in the process of being cooked.

There are a few things I want to note in here that are kind of funny about this country:

• Whenever I introduce myself to someone, whether they are from Australia or another country that makes them have an accent, they cannot say my name correctly. Most of the time they think my name is Peach. I then have to correct them, saying my name again. As I get a confused look from the other person I then continue to say "like in a book, turn the page," and they immediately understand. My name still sounds like Peach when they address me.

• A lot of people ask me if I am from Canada when they hear my accent. I'm not sure where they get that from but I thought that was odd.

• Also, for those people who have ever heard of Connecticut over here, they either (a) don't know where it is in the states, (b) think it is full of rich people with big houses, and Stepford wives, or (c) they immediately think of Yale, which is a great reference point since I go to school like 10 minutes away from the school. But then it's also a let down because they then find out I am not smart enough to go to Yale.

Okay so maybe I didn't have as many funny things to say but I just thought I'd mention a few things!