Fun in Australia

I have enjoyed meeting people from all over the world during the International Boys School Coalition conference in Australia. I mainly hung out with people from Canada, US, South Africa, and Australia. Every time we went to dinner, we had lots of laughs. Many times the laughs were caused by differences in words in our countries. During a session at the conference, the presenter talked about fairy floss. I had to ask the man next to me and he really didn't know what Americans called it so he explained to me that it was like fluffy sugar...which led me to figure our fairy floss is cotton candy in America. Another thing I love is the accents from all over the world. Of course, my southern accent is in the minority here, so everyone enjoys hearing me talk and several times I have been asked to say "y'all" and sweet tea. Again...more laughs!
Chris is flying over as I type and we are meeting in Sydney tomorrow. During lunch, I found out that some of my new friends are on the same flight I have to Sydney, so I don't have to worry about getting to the airport by myself as we are sharing a taxi to the bus station and taking a bus to the airport. That was comforting. :) We are leaving our hotel at 5:30am. Chris and I will be in Sydney for a few days then head to Cairns (pronounced Cans) for a few days. We are hopefully going to snorkel at the Great Barrier Reef in Cairns.