Lost in translation - and on campus

So the Australians have a great way of putting things. Half of the time I don't really understand them, and thank god they don't seem to have regional accents! Here are some of their linguistic tendencies that I've really taken a liking to...

Saying "hey" at the end of a sentence instead of "doesn't it" "wouldn't I" "isn't she" "haven't they" etc... Saying "heaps" instead of "loads" or "well." One I only noticed recently was that some of them say "but" at the end of a sentence, whereas we would say it at the start, and my personal favourite is the use of the word "froth" instead of "like" or "love" !

I heaps froth speaking like an Aussie, it takes some getting used to but, hey.

If you have a chance, look up this guy. Search for "Trent from Punchy" on Youtube and watch the videos. I guess he's the Australian equivalent of our MC Devo, and while we have chavs, the Aussies have bogans.

In terms of getting lost on campus, they don't seem to make campus maps and the buildings are not numbered in any logical order. During most of my first week I was late to the lectures because I had to try and navigate by using the signs on campus which aren't massively clear, but I got there in the end. If I ever have to try and find a different room though I'm screwed.

At least while I was lost, it was a stunning campus to be lost on. The pictures don't really capture it very well so I'll try to get some better ones up soon-ish!