Well, we arrived in Sydney on the night of the 16th of February and were greeted by our first Australian friend, Bob Potter. Bob was nice enough to offer to put us up in his place in Rhodes while we searched for a place of our own and was extremely helpful in explaining how to order coffee (long black or flat white), how to drive on the wrong side of the road, which direction to look first when crossing the road, whether to watch Rugby League or Rugby Union, whether to refer to someone as a bloke, mate, or an ocker, and most importantly... how to play the game of cricket (of which we are now experts...and for which Matt has suspended his job search in hopes of becoming the next great cricketeer). After spending the
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