Here are links to all of my pictures that i've put up on facebook... You shouldn't need to have a facebook account to see them. Let me know if you are unable to see them :)
Cheers
The first 4 albums are pictures I took within my first few days here- out on the Great Barrier Reef, and in the Rainforest...
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2436462&l=1aa4a&id=13958556
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2436506&l=04ac3&id=13958556
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2436508&l=233e4&id=13958556
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2436516&l=3e7ee&id=13958556
This is a lone album of pictures of Townsville and the general area where I live...
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2446170&l=85aaa&id=13958556
These are pictures of the adventures Kourtney and I experienced during her trip here :)
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2454347&l=56592&id=13958556
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2454655&l=9aee1&id=13958556
*warning- alcohol consumption within this album... brace yourselves or don't look*
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2454345&l=33882&id=13958556
These next 7 albums are pictures I took during Lecture Recess. They consist of Melbourne, The Great Ocean Road, Sydney, and Surfing...
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2477102&l=1d2f7&id=13958556
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2477125&l=9682b&id=13958556
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2477254&l=59afd&id=13958556
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2477256&l=1885e&id=13958556
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2477257&l=90dcb&id=13958556
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2477259&l=b5a4b&id=13958556
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2478975&l=99570&id=13958556
These last two albums are pictures I took while sailing in the Whitsunday Islands...
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2485830&l=10bfa&id=13958556
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2485841&l=57df1&id=13958556
Haha- sorry there are so many :)... i can't help but take a lot of pictures here... :) enjoy
Friday, May 30, 2008
Thursday, May 22, 2008
POSSUM!!
Not much to post about right now- Except that I threw a possum the other weekend... we were camping at maggie island- and they were attacking our campsite... I will have to fill you all in with the proper story when i get home... but for now just know... Tyler grabbed - and threw a possum the other weekend...
Also- I will have to update this again in a couple days... but tomorrow I will be waking up at 7AM and going to pick up our rental car. For the next 3 days and 3 nights i will be on board the "spank me" a racing yacht type of thing. I will be going to the Whitsunday Islands...
Stay tuned :)
Saying Hello Form Down Under- Ty
Also- I will have to update this again in a couple days... but tomorrow I will be waking up at 7AM and going to pick up our rental car. For the next 3 days and 3 nights i will be on board the "spank me" a racing yacht type of thing. I will be going to the Whitsunday Islands...
Stay tuned :)
Saying Hello Form Down Under- Ty
Thursday, May 8, 2008
I know its long overdue...
Like the title says, this post is long past due- and thank you Paul for continuing to remind me :)... nevertheless - here goes with my novel of an update...
I can't even remember all that has happened since I last updated this blog... The reason I haven't updated this is because my computer broke- the motherboard fried... leaving me with no computer for a while. I got by without the computer by using the two computer in the "lab" downstairs- but having my own computer back is very nice. I forgot how nice it is to have it in my room.
As far as what has been going on in the world of OZ...
Classes are going well... the grading system here is really odd- they are more picky with their grading, but and A is a 75%- which means that when i "bomb" a test and get a 70... i have in fact earned a B... I just finished the busiest 2ish weeks of my life. I had two 8 page papers due two weeks ago- followed by lecture recess (Australia's version of spring break) and then I had two more 8 page papers due as soon as lecture recess finished... While I had over a week in between the two sets of papers- I, like every other American here, traveled during lecture recess leaving me very little time to work on these papers.... oops :)
For lecture recess I went with two other guys down to Melbourne where we drove the Great Ocean Road. The road was beautiful- very scenic. The trip was interesting because we rented a Wicked van- which is a van that is painted with crazy art- ours was Matrix themed. This van provides everything needed for the trip- it has a "kitchen" in the back, mattresses to sleep on, and a table that can be erected in the back of the van. I know I won't be winning any sympathy from those of you back in the Midwest- but please understand that sleeping in this van... with no heat at night and the antarctic wind howling in off the ocean... was awful! haha... Lets just put it this way- I think i know charlie and seth more than I ever wanted to as we curled together and spooned for heat... well- almost :). The trip was full of the normal hiccups that accompany any type of travel... and a lot of unusual hiccups that we were forced to deal with. There are more stories than I have time to type up- Mandi if you are reading this- these are the type of stories that i will have to tell you guys- that remind me of "Binder Slam" stories... Lets just say that the trip began with charlie losing his wallet... on the plane flight... followed by his phone later that night... the phone that the airport was supposed to call if they found his wallet... haha. I won't deny the fact that i nearly strangled the kid several times- but we all came out alive in the end :)... While on the great ocean road we toured the first lighthouse built in Australia, walked in the canopy of the rainforest- 47 metres up, saw the 12 apostles, and saw london bridge- the last two are amazing sandstone islands that have been created by the oceans constant beating on the rock walls of the shore... We also spent a day in Melbourne- a great city, and a night on Phillip Island. On Phillip Island we watched as the worlds smallest penguins made their nightly trip from the water- up the beach- to their nests around the island. They are adorable creatures and we made sure to snap a few illegal photos. Although I am a grown (don't argue this point) man- if I had been a little quicker i totally would have tried to touch one of the penguins running by- despite the fact that it was very much against the rules.
After that we caught a flight to Sydney. Sydney might be the greatest city in the world. I loved being there- and it was nice to see tall buildings again. We did all of the basic things that anybody does when they go to Sydney- we went to the harbour and saw and toured the opera house, walked across the bridge, and rode the fairy around. We also went to bondi beach- a famous surfing beach. We stayed at a hostel since we no longer had the van- which is a fun way to travel. You meet some characters when you are sleeping in a room with 7 other random people. To finish the week of travel off- we spent our final three days in Sydney at a surf camp 6 hours north of Sydney. I am no were near saying I am good- but i did definitely get up- and it was easier than i initially thought. While we were out in the water surfing- a pack of 15-20 dolphins came up and were swimming withing 5 feet of us. It was so cool- it was neat to be so close to these completely wild animals... this was no petting zoo...
Basically- lecture recess was a blast- I took 400 some odd photos... and I've posted them on facebook- I might try to post them on here if i can figure it out haha...
I was supposed to go to fraser island later today for the weekend- but those plans fell through. I am however planning a trip to the Whitsunday Islands... it is a sailing trip that takes us to the outer reef and beaches ranked number 1 in the world last year... whose job is it to rank beaches? I don't know- but thats what i've been told... I don't think many people are really doing school anymore haha- we are all just wanting to travel and relax. The end of this semester is in sight- and we are all realizing that we have precious few weekends and weeks left to see as much as we can. Sadly in the end- money will be the deciding factor as to where i go and what i see. But I've stretched my funds out well.
That is enough writing for now- I will do a better job of updating this... I hope you are all doing well back home.
Cheers :)
I can't even remember all that has happened since I last updated this blog... The reason I haven't updated this is because my computer broke- the motherboard fried... leaving me with no computer for a while. I got by without the computer by using the two computer in the "lab" downstairs- but having my own computer back is very nice. I forgot how nice it is to have it in my room.
As far as what has been going on in the world of OZ...
Classes are going well... the grading system here is really odd- they are more picky with their grading, but and A is a 75%- which means that when i "bomb" a test and get a 70... i have in fact earned a B... I just finished the busiest 2ish weeks of my life. I had two 8 page papers due two weeks ago- followed by lecture recess (Australia's version of spring break) and then I had two more 8 page papers due as soon as lecture recess finished... While I had over a week in between the two sets of papers- I, like every other American here, traveled during lecture recess leaving me very little time to work on these papers.... oops :)
For lecture recess I went with two other guys down to Melbourne where we drove the Great Ocean Road. The road was beautiful- very scenic. The trip was interesting because we rented a Wicked van- which is a van that is painted with crazy art- ours was Matrix themed. This van provides everything needed for the trip- it has a "kitchen" in the back, mattresses to sleep on, and a table that can be erected in the back of the van. I know I won't be winning any sympathy from those of you back in the Midwest- but please understand that sleeping in this van... with no heat at night and the antarctic wind howling in off the ocean... was awful! haha... Lets just put it this way- I think i know charlie and seth more than I ever wanted to as we curled together and spooned for heat... well- almost :). The trip was full of the normal hiccups that accompany any type of travel... and a lot of unusual hiccups that we were forced to deal with. There are more stories than I have time to type up- Mandi if you are reading this- these are the type of stories that i will have to tell you guys- that remind me of "Binder Slam" stories... Lets just say that the trip began with charlie losing his wallet... on the plane flight... followed by his phone later that night... the phone that the airport was supposed to call if they found his wallet... haha. I won't deny the fact that i nearly strangled the kid several times- but we all came out alive in the end :)... While on the great ocean road we toured the first lighthouse built in Australia, walked in the canopy of the rainforest- 47 metres up, saw the 12 apostles, and saw london bridge- the last two are amazing sandstone islands that have been created by the oceans constant beating on the rock walls of the shore... We also spent a day in Melbourne- a great city, and a night on Phillip Island. On Phillip Island we watched as the worlds smallest penguins made their nightly trip from the water- up the beach- to their nests around the island. They are adorable creatures and we made sure to snap a few illegal photos. Although I am a grown (don't argue this point) man- if I had been a little quicker i totally would have tried to touch one of the penguins running by- despite the fact that it was very much against the rules.
After that we caught a flight to Sydney. Sydney might be the greatest city in the world. I loved being there- and it was nice to see tall buildings again. We did all of the basic things that anybody does when they go to Sydney- we went to the harbour and saw and toured the opera house, walked across the bridge, and rode the fairy around. We also went to bondi beach- a famous surfing beach. We stayed at a hostel since we no longer had the van- which is a fun way to travel. You meet some characters when you are sleeping in a room with 7 other random people. To finish the week of travel off- we spent our final three days in Sydney at a surf camp 6 hours north of Sydney. I am no were near saying I am good- but i did definitely get up- and it was easier than i initially thought. While we were out in the water surfing- a pack of 15-20 dolphins came up and were swimming withing 5 feet of us. It was so cool- it was neat to be so close to these completely wild animals... this was no petting zoo...
Basically- lecture recess was a blast- I took 400 some odd photos... and I've posted them on facebook- I might try to post them on here if i can figure it out haha...
I was supposed to go to fraser island later today for the weekend- but those plans fell through. I am however planning a trip to the Whitsunday Islands... it is a sailing trip that takes us to the outer reef and beaches ranked number 1 in the world last year... whose job is it to rank beaches? I don't know- but thats what i've been told... I don't think many people are really doing school anymore haha- we are all just wanting to travel and relax. The end of this semester is in sight- and we are all realizing that we have precious few weekends and weeks left to see as much as we can. Sadly in the end- money will be the deciding factor as to where i go and what i see. But I've stretched my funds out well.
That is enough writing for now- I will do a better job of updating this... I hope you are all doing well back home.
Cheers :)
Thursday, March 6, 2008
Things never go exactly as planned- but hey... thats just life :)
So the reason for the delay in updating this is that I have sadly run into some mild computer troubles... And by mild I mean that my computer doesn't turn on at all :) haha... This being said, I think I will be sending my computer back with Kourtney after she comes to visit me, so that best buy can fix it in the states, and then i'll have my mom ship it back across the pacific to me here once it is fixed...
... so to fill everyone in on what has been happening here... well - the honest answer to that is- not much... haha. Last week was a week of orientation. Being a "Fresher" i was forced to wear a purple baby bib around all week that had my name on it. Along with this we were woken up at 4 AM on wednesday night and forced to march around campus to the other halls and sing our battle cry to wake all of them up haha- I was smarter than most people however and just rolled over and fell back asleep without really realizing why they were playing loud music and pounding on everyone's doors. The one thing I have realized is that Australian's are crazy people who work hard and party harder- they don't seem to ever give it a break- haha. I've been getting more used to their high prices, and lazy mentality though. I am debating getting a job over here so that i will have a consistant flow of australian currency and some money to spend on food and fun. finding a job will be the biggest problem though- but when i do it will be nice - as they pay like 18 bucks an hour for very basic food service jobs.
I just finished my first week of classes- which was quite an experience in itself. Their system for picking classes is confusing and not efficient, and to explain it to you all, would only confuse everyone of you- so just take my word for it haha- it wasn't a fun experience... Several of my classes clashed timewise- and so i am now no longer taking Australian History. Instead I swapped a class called Bach to Beatles in its place. It is a basic level history of music class that sounds like it will be interesting. This means that my schedule ended up being Functional Biology of Marine Organisms, Sociology, Bach to Beatles, and Children's Lit. The classes all appear to be fairly fun- the worst one looks like it might be sociology... I wish i was back in the states when it comes to these classes though- every single one of them has a final that is worth somewhere around 60% of my overall grade- with the other 40% coming from a big paper... that is pretty intense... and something i'm not totally used to- even in minnesota... I am looking foreward to having kourtney come visit... i haven't had a ton of time to explore the city myself, so me and her are going to have to do exploring together :) Other than that i really haven't done much that is worthy of writing about... I am slowly learning how to work around my computer troubles, and jenni is having to be patient as talking on skype is no longer an option :( Just yesterday while talking with some of my friends i described something as being 2 meters away- haha- as soon as i said it we all stopped walking and laughed at the fact that I am already using their measurements haha- I also have been catching myself saying cheers to people more and more :)
All in all- i am enjoying myself down here, and I am rolling with the punches. I am hoping on catching a bus to a church here on sunday afternoon. From what I heard is that its a pretty cool place. I didn't go last weekend since all the american's (sepo's) went just for the free food they were offering- as they were talking about going they kept laughing at religion and how they just wanted the food- the idea of being associated with that forced me to decide to wait a week and go see the church in a better light on my own terms :)
There has been a request to post an australian joke on here... And as soon as i read that request I laughed to myself... since aussie's have a pretty twisted sense of humor and they make jokes about just about anything... some of their favorites at the moment are along the lines of...
What is black, white, and hungry?...
...
...
Heath Ledger's Cat....
with that- i am off to enjoy the sun and my friday afternoon :)
Cheers everyone ;)
... so to fill everyone in on what has been happening here... well - the honest answer to that is- not much... haha. Last week was a week of orientation. Being a "Fresher" i was forced to wear a purple baby bib around all week that had my name on it. Along with this we were woken up at 4 AM on wednesday night and forced to march around campus to the other halls and sing our battle cry to wake all of them up haha- I was smarter than most people however and just rolled over and fell back asleep without really realizing why they were playing loud music and pounding on everyone's doors. The one thing I have realized is that Australian's are crazy people who work hard and party harder- they don't seem to ever give it a break- haha. I've been getting more used to their high prices, and lazy mentality though. I am debating getting a job over here so that i will have a consistant flow of australian currency and some money to spend on food and fun. finding a job will be the biggest problem though- but when i do it will be nice - as they pay like 18 bucks an hour for very basic food service jobs.
I just finished my first week of classes- which was quite an experience in itself. Their system for picking classes is confusing and not efficient, and to explain it to you all, would only confuse everyone of you- so just take my word for it haha- it wasn't a fun experience... Several of my classes clashed timewise- and so i am now no longer taking Australian History. Instead I swapped a class called Bach to Beatles in its place. It is a basic level history of music class that sounds like it will be interesting. This means that my schedule ended up being Functional Biology of Marine Organisms, Sociology, Bach to Beatles, and Children's Lit. The classes all appear to be fairly fun- the worst one looks like it might be sociology... I wish i was back in the states when it comes to these classes though- every single one of them has a final that is worth somewhere around 60% of my overall grade- with the other 40% coming from a big paper... that is pretty intense... and something i'm not totally used to- even in minnesota... I am looking foreward to having kourtney come visit... i haven't had a ton of time to explore the city myself, so me and her are going to have to do exploring together :) Other than that i really haven't done much that is worthy of writing about... I am slowly learning how to work around my computer troubles, and jenni is having to be patient as talking on skype is no longer an option :( Just yesterday while talking with some of my friends i described something as being 2 meters away- haha- as soon as i said it we all stopped walking and laughed at the fact that I am already using their measurements haha- I also have been catching myself saying cheers to people more and more :)
All in all- i am enjoying myself down here, and I am rolling with the punches. I am hoping on catching a bus to a church here on sunday afternoon. From what I heard is that its a pretty cool place. I didn't go last weekend since all the american's (sepo's) went just for the free food they were offering- as they were talking about going they kept laughing at religion and how they just wanted the food- the idea of being associated with that forced me to decide to wait a week and go see the church in a better light on my own terms :)
There has been a request to post an australian joke on here... And as soon as i read that request I laughed to myself... since aussie's have a pretty twisted sense of humor and they make jokes about just about anything... some of their favorites at the moment are along the lines of...
What is black, white, and hungry?...
...
...
Heath Ledger's Cat....
with that- i am off to enjoy the sun and my friday afternoon :)
Cheers everyone ;)
Friday, February 22, 2008
Alright everyone- I finally have found some time to sit down here and fill everyone in on what has been one crazy week for myself. I said some of this stuff before, but this will provide greater details hopefully.
The flight over here was not bad at all. We left Minneapolis at 2:25 and got there ahead of schedule. I picked my bags up and brought them over to the international airport. I thought the 50 degrees in LA was hot- hah... Anyways, I checked my bags and began my 8 hour layover... My I grabbed some food and met up with some more Australearn students. I made some of my final phone calls before my phone would become useless... At around midnight Pacific time we boarded the plane and took off... The 14 hours wasn't bad at all... I got up to stretch out whenever the old man next to me did. I was stuck in the middle of a three seats- meaning I didn't have the side of the plane to sleep against, nor the isle to have freedom to get up and walk around when i pleased... luckily they had a large assortment of movies to watch and things to do on our own personal tv's. Several naps and 3 movies later we were nearing australia and just like that the beast of a flight was over. The flight from brisbain to cairns was nothing after that- and i just slept through it.
I made it through customs- i don't know how ;) and still have both my bags :)!!! We can thank god for something as simple as that, since it saved me a lot of worry and hassle. Our very first night there we went out and found out just how expensive this sunburned country is!!
Our first day was spent on the Great Barrier Reef. We woke up very early and walked to the harbor (or i should say harbour). We got on a nice ship type dealio- and took off on a 2 and a half hour boat ride. Getting in that water was more than surreal... Although I knew that I was about to be eaten by a shark- I was very excited. At first I had a hard time controlling my breathing and i took in more than my fair share of sea water. Our first dive site was deeper reef and therefore choppier water. I however chose not to use a flotation device which allowed me to dunk dive and see the coral up close. As i spent more time in the water, i began to regulate my breathing and the sight and experience was very calming. Being there- it was easy to see how photographers can come close to sharks and not panic- its a beautiful world!
The next day we went to the rainforest. There we took a Duck tour of the forest. There are some crazy plants that live here. Two of them really stuck out to me- there are little spiny vines that hang off of trees called "stay awhile's". They get their name from the fact that if you run into one- you will have to do exactly that... stay awhile... the spines in them are so sharp that they can and do pull people right off their bikes- by their coats and faces- they are a nasty- and hard to see plant... the other was a tiny leafed plant that shoots neurotoxins into the skin if you touch it... they create an incredibly sharp pain that doesn't go away for 8 months- and the symptoms are then off and on for 4-5 years after that... no australian is brave enough to grab the small berries off the plant... While there I also got to hold a parakeet, a baby python, and a koala bear. I got to pet and feed kangeroos and wallibies. They are obviously wild animals, but very friendly and fun to be near. We watched the feeding of a 16 foot croc, as well as an aborigional dance presentation. The experience was heaps of fun and a nice way to get close to the animal life we are so excited to encounter.
I am now all moved into my dorm room here in Townsville. It is a nice little room with a sweet balcony off to the side! My view is amzing and the set up is very cool! I am glad to finally be moved into a place I can now call my home. I have learned that I don't really enjoy living out of a suitcase for long periods of time :)
I just went into town today and bought a few odds and ends items like a cheap plastic clothes hamper, and some hangers, and kleenex. I like the city much more than Cairns. Cairns is a very touristy city, and has the feel of a suburb, even though it is more the size of madison. I will be eating here soon and then relaxing and cleaning up for the night. We will be going out tonight and really exploring the city once the sun goes down :)
I will continue to keep you all updated on my travel and exploration... Anyone wishing to try to talk to me should check out and download skype from skype.com. It allows us to talk over the computer (so therefore requires a microphone and speakers) for free. I have signed up and you can easily search me out by my first and last name. I hope to hear from some of you soon- and hope all is going well back in the states :)
Love you all!!
Cheers Mates ;)
The flight over here was not bad at all. We left Minneapolis at 2:25 and got there ahead of schedule. I picked my bags up and brought them over to the international airport. I thought the 50 degrees in LA was hot- hah... Anyways, I checked my bags and began my 8 hour layover... My I grabbed some food and met up with some more Australearn students. I made some of my final phone calls before my phone would become useless... At around midnight Pacific time we boarded the plane and took off... The 14 hours wasn't bad at all... I got up to stretch out whenever the old man next to me did. I was stuck in the middle of a three seats- meaning I didn't have the side of the plane to sleep against, nor the isle to have freedom to get up and walk around when i pleased... luckily they had a large assortment of movies to watch and things to do on our own personal tv's. Several naps and 3 movies later we were nearing australia and just like that the beast of a flight was over. The flight from brisbain to cairns was nothing after that- and i just slept through it.
I made it through customs- i don't know how ;) and still have both my bags :)!!! We can thank god for something as simple as that, since it saved me a lot of worry and hassle. Our very first night there we went out and found out just how expensive this sunburned country is!!
Our first day was spent on the Great Barrier Reef. We woke up very early and walked to the harbor (or i should say harbour). We got on a nice ship type dealio- and took off on a 2 and a half hour boat ride. Getting in that water was more than surreal... Although I knew that I was about to be eaten by a shark- I was very excited. At first I had a hard time controlling my breathing and i took in more than my fair share of sea water. Our first dive site was deeper reef and therefore choppier water. I however chose not to use a flotation device which allowed me to dunk dive and see the coral up close. As i spent more time in the water, i began to regulate my breathing and the sight and experience was very calming. Being there- it was easy to see how photographers can come close to sharks and not panic- its a beautiful world!
The next day we went to the rainforest. There we took a Duck tour of the forest. There are some crazy plants that live here. Two of them really stuck out to me- there are little spiny vines that hang off of trees called "stay awhile's". They get their name from the fact that if you run into one- you will have to do exactly that... stay awhile... the spines in them are so sharp that they can and do pull people right off their bikes- by their coats and faces- they are a nasty- and hard to see plant... the other was a tiny leafed plant that shoots neurotoxins into the skin if you touch it... they create an incredibly sharp pain that doesn't go away for 8 months- and the symptoms are then off and on for 4-5 years after that... no australian is brave enough to grab the small berries off the plant... While there I also got to hold a parakeet, a baby python, and a koala bear. I got to pet and feed kangeroos and wallibies. They are obviously wild animals, but very friendly and fun to be near. We watched the feeding of a 16 foot croc, as well as an aborigional dance presentation. The experience was heaps of fun and a nice way to get close to the animal life we are so excited to encounter.
I am now all moved into my dorm room here in Townsville. It is a nice little room with a sweet balcony off to the side! My view is amzing and the set up is very cool! I am glad to finally be moved into a place I can now call my home. I have learned that I don't really enjoy living out of a suitcase for long periods of time :)
I just went into town today and bought a few odds and ends items like a cheap plastic clothes hamper, and some hangers, and kleenex. I like the city much more than Cairns. Cairns is a very touristy city, and has the feel of a suburb, even though it is more the size of madison. I will be eating here soon and then relaxing and cleaning up for the night. We will be going out tonight and really exploring the city once the sun goes down :)
I will continue to keep you all updated on my travel and exploration... Anyone wishing to try to talk to me should check out and download skype from skype.com. It allows us to talk over the computer (so therefore requires a microphone and speakers) for free. I have signed up and you can easily search me out by my first and last name. I hope to hear from some of you soon- and hope all is going well back in the states :)
Love you all!!
Cheers Mates ;)
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
This will be updated with more detail later!!!
Hey all-
I just wanted to update this quickly since I haven't received my calling card yet and have not told the parents or anyone else that i'm alive really... I made it- my ears are still bugging out on me from the plane flight :( but other than that the flight was uneventful... i just got back from the great barrier reef today!!! we were out all day on the ocean and we got to snorkel in two different places- I came centimeters from the most beautiful fish and coral i've ever seen!!! However my internet card is now running out and I need to get going- I promise I will update this with way better details in a few days when our orientation in Cairns is done and I am fully moved into Townsville... Love you all- and I miss you.... but i'm having the time of my life :)
Australian lingo of the day: The phrase "I'm pissed" does not mean that you are mad... it means you are incredibly drunk...
with that- I'm outta here :)
I just wanted to update this quickly since I haven't received my calling card yet and have not told the parents or anyone else that i'm alive really... I made it- my ears are still bugging out on me from the plane flight :( but other than that the flight was uneventful... i just got back from the great barrier reef today!!! we were out all day on the ocean and we got to snorkel in two different places- I came centimeters from the most beautiful fish and coral i've ever seen!!! However my internet card is now running out and I need to get going- I promise I will update this with way better details in a few days when our orientation in Cairns is done and I am fully moved into Townsville... Love you all- and I miss you.... but i'm having the time of my life :)
Australian lingo of the day: The phrase "I'm pissed" does not mean that you are mad... it means you are incredibly drunk...
with that- I'm outta here :)
Thursday, February 7, 2008
Not There Yet...
Hey there everyone,
I finally decided to use all my extra time sitting around and doing nothing, to set up an internet blog site so that everyone can access my pictures and see how my status is without me sending out mass e-mails.
That being said, I'm sorry but I don't have much to fill you guys in on. All I have yet to do is wait... and pack. I will be flying out of Minneapolis on February 17th at 2:25. I will have a nice 8 hour layover at LAX before leaving at 11:55 PM on the 17th. Due to the fact that I will be crossing over the international dateline, I won't arrive in Brisbane until 8 AM on the 19th. Hopefully I will find it easy to sleep at least for a little while on the plane as I will have a full day ahead of me when I get off. From there I have one more flight to Cairns where I will begin my introduction weekend. We are supposed to start off right away by meeting everyone from around the world that has come to Australia through AustraLearn. Along with this mass introduction, we will get to go out on the Great Barrier Reef, Pet and feed Kanga's and Koalas, and spend a day on an aboriginal reservation. Other than that I don't know if there is much more to tell you guys yet... I will be living in a single dorm and I'll be eating cafeteria food once again. I'm extremely excited to get out of this snow- and I'm sorry you have to all remain here to live in it. I will be working on my tan and swimming with the coral in less than 2 weeks!! With that being said- I'm off to anxiously await Feb 17th!! I'll continue to update this with pictures and stories as often as I can.
G'Day Mate :)
I finally decided to use all my extra time sitting around and doing nothing, to set up an internet blog site so that everyone can access my pictures and see how my status is without me sending out mass e-mails.
That being said, I'm sorry but I don't have much to fill you guys in on. All I have yet to do is wait... and pack. I will be flying out of Minneapolis on February 17th at 2:25. I will have a nice 8 hour layover at LAX before leaving at 11:55 PM on the 17th. Due to the fact that I will be crossing over the international dateline, I won't arrive in Brisbane until 8 AM on the 19th. Hopefully I will find it easy to sleep at least for a little while on the plane as I will have a full day ahead of me when I get off. From there I have one more flight to Cairns where I will begin my introduction weekend. We are supposed to start off right away by meeting everyone from around the world that has come to Australia through AustraLearn. Along with this mass introduction, we will get to go out on the Great Barrier Reef, Pet and feed Kanga's and Koalas, and spend a day on an aboriginal reservation. Other than that I don't know if there is much more to tell you guys yet... I will be living in a single dorm and I'll be eating cafeteria food once again. I'm extremely excited to get out of this snow- and I'm sorry you have to all remain here to live in it. I will be working on my tan and swimming with the coral in less than 2 weeks!! With that being said- I'm off to anxiously await Feb 17th!! I'll continue to update this with pictures and stories as often as I can.
G'Day Mate :)
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