Saturday, January 21, 2012
January 22, 2011 AUCKLAND
Well, I spoke too soon. I woke up this morning feeling worse than I did yesterday. I didn't partake in today's activities so I could get myself feeling better. Apparently it rained this morning so I don't feel bad about missing. It probably would have made me feel even more sick. If you would like to hear what the class did today make sure to check out their blogs which you can find at http://bsci2012sadu.blogspot.com/p/contacts.html
Have a great day everyone.
Have a great day everyone.
January 21, 2011 AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND
Today we arrived in Auckland. We unpacked and ate some lunch and then met at 7 to go on a walk in a park.
The park had a lot of open space which I enjoyed a lot and then we were done for the day. The bunch of us went down the street from our apartment which is called the Waldorf, but it is nothing like the American Waldorf. Anyways, we went down the street and looked around and then broke off into small groups and went out to dinner. Emily, Patrick, and I went to a Japanese restaurant and it was really good. Afterwards we came back and I took some cold medicine cause I've been sniffling all day. We called it a night. Hopefully I'll feel better tomorrow.
The park had a lot of open space which I enjoyed a lot and then we were done for the day. The bunch of us went down the street from our apartment which is called the Waldorf, but it is nothing like the American Waldorf. Anyways, we went down the street and looked around and then broke off into small groups and went out to dinner. Emily, Patrick, and I went to a Japanese restaurant and it was really good. Afterwards we came back and I took some cold medicine cause I've been sniffling all day. We called it a night. Hopefully I'll feel better tomorrow.
January 20, 2011 MELBOURNE
Today we did the tourist thing. We went to to cricket grounds in Melbourne. It was interesting to see a stadium that is extremely old and so was our tour guide. I'm pretty sure he was borderline senile. But he knew a lot of interesting facts and had some pretty clever jokes.
After our tour we went back and rested until about 7 where we went down to Federation Square where we went to see a play called The Summer of the Seventeenth Year or something like that. It was based off of the history of cane harvesters in the off season who would travel to the city. It was actually quite sad but I guess reality can be sad sometimes. I enjoyed it because it gave me a sense of the Melbourne culture and where people came from. Tomorrow we travel to Auckland New Zealand. I don't really know what to expect but I'm really excited!!
After our tour we went back and rested until about 7 where we went down to Federation Square where we went to see a play called The Summer of the Seventeenth Year or something like that. It was based off of the history of cane harvesters in the off season who would travel to the city. It was actually quite sad but I guess reality can be sad sometimes. I enjoyed it because it gave me a sense of the Melbourne culture and where people came from. Tomorrow we travel to Auckland New Zealand. I don't really know what to expect but I'm really excited!!
January 18, 2011 MELBOURNE
Unfortunately I had a stomach bug today so I don't have much to say. If you would like to hear what everyone else took part in please make sure to check out my class mates blogs! Cheers.
January 17, 2012 MELBOURNE
Today we did our last construction site visit with RMIT. We went right across Swanston street where their campus is located to a new building they are finishing up for the business school. The amount of technology put into the site is amazing. It has been (I believe) 5 green star rated and is extremely environmentally friendly with state of the art cooling and heating systems and so on. The site consists of teachers' offices, classrooms, lecture halls, and student study areas. After leaving the site we went back to our dorms and got ready for 50 cent Wing Night next door at the bar next door. It was really yummy and we had a really great night.
January 16, 2012 MELBOURNE
Today we went on our second construction site visit with RMIT. This morning we went to the Melbourne Convention Center.
It was absolutely amazing. The coolest, most thought out building I have ever encountered. Every single thing in that building has a reason for being there and it is the only 6 green star rated convention center in the world. I'm using this building for my research and development project. It was completely mind blowing. Then we went to the second construction site of the day for RMIT. This building along with the Lacrosse building were both built by a company called L.U. Simon. This was another apartment complex which wasn't even close to being as completed as the first one. After this second visit of the day, we were done for the day and I imagine we will have a fun night tonight.
It was absolutely amazing. The coolest, most thought out building I have ever encountered. Every single thing in that building has a reason for being there and it is the only 6 green star rated convention center in the world. I'm using this building for my research and development project. It was completely mind blowing. Then we went to the second construction site of the day for RMIT. This building along with the Lacrosse building were both built by a company called L.U. Simon. This was another apartment complex which wasn't even close to being as completed as the first one. After this second visit of the day, we were done for the day and I imagine we will have a fun night tonight.
January 15, 2012 MELBOURNE
Today we did our first visit with the college of RMIT in there property management and construction college. They took us on a brief tour of their building and then took us to one of their ongoing construction sites. This site was called the Lacrosse Apartments. It consisted of one two bedroom apartments which were pretty small and didn't have a lot of variations between designs in each of them. The tenants only had two choices for flooring which aren't a lot. It was pretty hot out so after the tour of the building we headed back to our dorms for a quick shower and change before heading to the Australian Open!!! wen went and saw two matches with Roger Federer and Caroline Wozniacki. Roger Federer won and we didn't stay to see the end of the women's match because we were tired, hot, and Emily had a headache. Then we went home and called it a night. It was a great experience to see tennis in another country and be in that arena with the opening and closing roof. Hope everyone is having a wonderful January and I miss you all!
January 14, 2012 MELBOURNE
Today we traveled all day down the Great Ocean Road. We first stopped at a light house and in the water were a few cool free standing rocks with water hitting against them.
Then we traveled down the road a couple of hours and stopped along the way at two beaches, one of them, named Apollo Beach, where we stopped to eat lunch. I literally had the greasiest calamari I have ever had my entire life. It was ridiculous.
Then we went to the Twelve Apostles which are these huge rock formations in the middle of the water on the shore line. It was so beautiful and so worth the long ride up the coast.
Then we went to one more beach where the twelve apostles are located out on the water and headed for home. It was a long day even though most of us slept in the car we were pretty exhausted. I've uploaded tons of pictures to my computer and have made a few videos but the internet is so scarce and expensive here that I'm waiting to upload things as long as possible. Don't worry. It will all be up soon! Cheers.
Then we traveled down the road a couple of hours and stopped along the way at two beaches, one of them, named Apollo Beach, where we stopped to eat lunch. I literally had the greasiest calamari I have ever had my entire life. It was ridiculous.
Then we went to the Twelve Apostles which are these huge rock formations in the middle of the water on the shore line. It was so beautiful and so worth the long ride up the coast.
Then we went to one more beach where the twelve apostles are located out on the water and headed for home. It was a long day even though most of us slept in the car we were pretty exhausted. I've uploaded tons of pictures to my computer and have made a few videos but the internet is so scarce and expensive here that I'm waiting to upload things as long as possible. Don't worry. It will all be up soon! Cheers.
Friday, January 13, 2012
SYDNEY OVERALL POWERPOINT
check out my slide show
a video with comments about each slide will be posted in the next few days!
http://www.slideshare.net/mej0011/sydney-11014864
a video with comments about each slide will be posted in the next few days!
http://www.slideshare.net/mej0011/sydney-11014864
January 13, 2012 MELBOURNE
Today we arrived in Melbourne. It is a lot cooler here than it was in Brisbane and Sydney. We got to RMIT which is where we are staying and I skyped with my mom a little bit. Then Emily and I went to an amazing authentic Italian restaurant for lunch. Then we met up with everyone and headed downtown to the federation building. Its very modern but very poorly designed to be a public space.
Then we went to the botanical gardens which I though was even more culturally diverse than the Brisbane gardens.
After that the whole crew headed towards the street where all of the good restaurants were and went to a place that was having half off drink specials. We drank a few long island ice teas and martinis, ate dinner and then headed back to the university. Tomorrow we are doing a bus tour of the 12 apostles which are supposedly rock formations on the cost. Hopefully it'll be interesting. Goodnight everyone!
Then we went to the botanical gardens which I though was even more culturally diverse than the Brisbane gardens.
After that the whole crew headed towards the street where all of the good restaurants were and went to a place that was having half off drink specials. We drank a few long island ice teas and martinis, ate dinner and then headed back to the university. Tomorrow we are doing a bus tour of the 12 apostles which are supposedly rock formations on the cost. Hopefully it'll be interesting. Goodnight everyone!
January 12, 2012 BRISBANE
Today I was literally the laziest person on the planet. I slept in until like 4 in the afternoon. When I finally got up, the group went on a bridge tour around Brisbane where we saw 4-6 different types of bridges made out of steel, concrete, or a combination of the two. It was interesting to learn about and to see what Professor Hein is interested in since I've never had him as a teacher before.
Then Patrick, Emily, Ben, Jason, and I went back to the Valley and ate dinner at a Japanese restaurant called Harijuku Gyoza. It was absolutely amazing. Then we headed back and called it a night because we have an early day tomorrow. We leave for the airport at 7 for our flight at 9 to Melbourne. Can't wait!
Then Patrick, Emily, Ben, Jason, and I went back to the Valley and ate dinner at a Japanese restaurant called Harijuku Gyoza. It was absolutely amazing. Then we headed back and called it a night because we have an early day tomorrow. We leave for the airport at 7 for our flight at 9 to Melbourne. Can't wait!
January 10, 2011 BRISBANE
This morning we woke up and took a bus about an hour away and went to the koala sanctuary. We got their and paid 16 dollars each to hold a koala bear and take pictures.
I also bought a bag of kangaroo food and fed a bunch of kangaroos. It was so amazing. They are so tame almost like cats.
Then we went back the apartments and went to the valley which is where all of the good bars and clubs are in Brisbane. We were all craving mexican food so we found a couple restaurants and split up to get some. Then Patrick. Ben, and I went bar hopping! We went to one place called "Mega Club" and stayed there for most of the night. It was so much fun. We got home around 4 in the morning but it was totally worth it. Tomorrow we are going on a bridge tour with Professor Hein. I don't know much about bridges but I'm excited to learn.
I also bought a bag of kangaroo food and fed a bunch of kangaroos. It was so amazing. They are so tame almost like cats.
Then we went back the apartments and went to the valley which is where all of the good bars and clubs are in Brisbane. We were all craving mexican food so we found a couple restaurants and split up to get some. Then Patrick. Ben, and I went bar hopping! We went to one place called "Mega Club" and stayed there for most of the night. It was so much fun. We got home around 4 in the morning but it was totally worth it. Tomorrow we are going on a bridge tour with Professor Hein. I don't know much about bridges but I'm excited to learn.
January 9, 2012 BRISBANE
Yesterday we arrived back i brisbane around 1 in the afternoon. We ate lunch and then met in the lobby at 2 where the teachers told us we had the rest of the day off and we should work on some school stuff. Most of us caught up on our blogs or went to the library to upload pictures because they have free wifi. Then Emily and I cooked steaks pasta and french bread. It was a pretty good dinner. Then I showered and called it a night around 9. I had been extremely tired from snorkeling and traveling back to Brisbane. This morning we slept in until about 9:15 A.M. and Emily and I went to McDonald’s, then to Gloria Jean’s for coffee. Then we met up with the group outside and headed to the bus station. When we got off the bus on Adelaide street near the Mariton where we stayed the other night, we walked to a business building where the office of Fluor which is a building management and construction company. They talked mostly about the work on coal seam gas, which is a new cleaner type of energy. They also talked about environmental issues and how they prepare their environmental impact statements for the government which, as of right now (I change my mind a lot), is what I’m interested in doing. He also said that we should all apply for jobs at his company. Believe me, I’ll definitely be doing that. After the meeting we split up, went to the Queen Street mall to grab lunch and then headed back.
We have the rest of the day free and Emily and I are going to go to the pool with the boys and then figure the rest of this evening out. Since we don’t have class until later in the day tomorrow, I think tonight we should have our night out. Who knows? Cheers.
We have the rest of the day free and Emily and I are going to go to the pool with the boys and then figure the rest of this evening out. Since we don’t have class until later in the day tomorrow, I think tonight we should have our night out. Who knows? Cheers.
Sunday, January 8, 2012
January 7, 2012 CAIRNS
Today was the most amazing day ever! Ben, Stuart, Patrick, and I went on the Reef Experience!
It was absolutely amazing. We got on the boat around 8 o’clock and ate egg and bacon sandwiches and had some coffee. Then we got some instructions about picture taking, how to do an introductory dive, and some other basic instructions. We took the boat about 45 minutes from the coast to the first part of the reef. I was a little nervous and tried to snorkel. Lets just say breathing out of a tube makes me panic like crazy. I got out of the water after about 20 minutes and went up to the top deck and sunbathed. Then Patrick came and convinced me to go back out. I went out with a noodle and just swam around with him. Then I decided I didn’t want to scuba dive because I felt like I would be claustrophobic and wouldn’t be able to breath very well. After we swan and sunbathed some more we had lunch. We had alfredo pasta, chicken, salad, bread, and potato salad. Then we headed to our next reef destination called Hastings Point or Reef. This time I went out with Stuart and Patrick with just my mask without the snorkel, a noodle, and my flippers. This time was a lot better because I would just come up for air when I needed it. This reef was a lot shallower so I could see a lot more which was really nice. Then I went inside the boat because I was starting to get a little sunburn. Then we ate cheese and drank wine on our way back to the dock. By this time it was about four o’clock and we caught a ride back to our apartment to shower and go out to dinner. We went to a place called Cock & Bull and I had fish and chips and a salad. We each had a jug of our favorite beer and then went by the liquor store and picked up a couple bottles of wine and headed back and had a pretty fun night. This morning we woke up and checked out of the apartments and headed for the airport. We got on our flight back to Brisbane and then checked into our apartment called the Maritin. Its extremely nice. We ordered pizza and pasta and then I took a nap. Now we are all sitting around blogging away. I think Ben and I are going to head to McDonald’s to use their free wi-fi and upload pictures! I hope everyone is doing well and I miss you all very much. Cheers.
It was absolutely amazing. We got on the boat around 8 o’clock and ate egg and bacon sandwiches and had some coffee. Then we got some instructions about picture taking, how to do an introductory dive, and some other basic instructions. We took the boat about 45 minutes from the coast to the first part of the reef. I was a little nervous and tried to snorkel. Lets just say breathing out of a tube makes me panic like crazy. I got out of the water after about 20 minutes and went up to the top deck and sunbathed. Then Patrick came and convinced me to go back out. I went out with a noodle and just swam around with him. Then I decided I didn’t want to scuba dive because I felt like I would be claustrophobic and wouldn’t be able to breath very well. After we swan and sunbathed some more we had lunch. We had alfredo pasta, chicken, salad, bread, and potato salad. Then we headed to our next reef destination called Hastings Point or Reef. This time I went out with Stuart and Patrick with just my mask without the snorkel, a noodle, and my flippers. This time was a lot better because I would just come up for air when I needed it. This reef was a lot shallower so I could see a lot more which was really nice. Then I went inside the boat because I was starting to get a little sunburn. Then we ate cheese and drank wine on our way back to the dock. By this time it was about four o’clock and we caught a ride back to our apartment to shower and go out to dinner. We went to a place called Cock & Bull and I had fish and chips and a salad. We each had a jug of our favorite beer and then went by the liquor store and picked up a couple bottles of wine and headed back and had a pretty fun night. This morning we woke up and checked out of the apartments and headed for the airport. We got on our flight back to Brisbane and then checked into our apartment called the Maritin. Its extremely nice. We ordered pizza and pasta and then I took a nap. Now we are all sitting around blogging away. I think Ben and I are going to head to McDonald’s to use their free wi-fi and upload pictures! I hope everyone is doing well and I miss you all very much. Cheers.
January 6, 2012 BRISBANE/CAIRNS
This morning we did a trek up the Coot-tha Mountain. In my personal opinion, the actual trek in NOT worth it. You basically walk up the side of a road the entire way up so there isn’t much beauty in that. No trails, no animal noises, just cars and unnecessary exercise. I would suggest just taking a bus to the top and eat lunch or breakfast at the cafe and taking pictures from the lookout. After we rested and rehydrated, Ben, Stuart, Patrick, and I went on a bus back to Woolloongabba which the name of the part of Brisbane where our apartments were located. We packed and headed to the airport for our free weekend!!! We decided as a group to go to Cairns and go snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef. When we arrived we took a cab to Koala Court, the apartments we were staying for the next two nights. We decided to go to the grocery store and purchase a nice seafood dinner for the four of us. Let me just say it was the best dinner ever.
Shrimp, fish, calamari, mussels, toasted baguette, roasted peppers, asparagus, rice, and of course some wine :) Then we watched a movie and headed to sleep early for our day of snorkeling on the reef! I’m extremely excited about it! Goodnight blokes.
Shrimp, fish, calamari, mussels, toasted baguette, roasted peppers, asparagus, rice, and of course some wine :) Then we watched a movie and headed to sleep early for our day of snorkeling on the reef! I’m extremely excited about it! Goodnight blokes.
January 5, 2012 BRISBANE
Today we went to the same park in Brisbane to participate in the boat tour.
The boat went past the amazing Story Bridge which was probably my favorite part of the tour and maybe even my favorite part of the aspect of Brisbane architecture. We also saw the downtown which is on the opposite side of the river as the park.
Then we went through a district with some pretty beautiful houses. The boat turned around and we went back to the dock. After the boat tour was over, Ben, Patrick, Emily, and I went to the Queen Street Mall’s food court to grab a bite to eat and then walked around a shopped a bit. I boat a pair of high wasted jean shorts and an oversized tank top that says “I <3 Oz.” Then we went back to the hotel, showered, napped, and went out with the professors to a Brew House. We had a few beers and called it a night so we would be tired for our trek up the Coot-tha mountain in the morning. I will be making a video about my overall experience in Sydney where I will put a slideshow of all my pictures and talk about them soon! Good night everyone.
The boat went past the amazing Story Bridge which was probably my favorite part of the tour and maybe even my favorite part of the aspect of Brisbane architecture. We also saw the downtown which is on the opposite side of the river as the park.
Then we went through a district with some pretty beautiful houses. The boat turned around and we went back to the dock. After the boat tour was over, Ben, Patrick, Emily, and I went to the Queen Street Mall’s food court to grab a bite to eat and then walked around a shopped a bit. I boat a pair of high wasted jean shorts and an oversized tank top that says “I <3 Oz.” Then we went back to the hotel, showered, napped, and went out with the professors to a Brew House. We had a few beers and called it a night so we would be tired for our trek up the Coot-tha mountain in the morning. I will be making a video about my overall experience in Sydney where I will put a slideshow of all my pictures and talk about them soon! Good night everyone.
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
January 4, 2012 BRISBANE
Today we arrived in Brisbane around 11:30 in the morning. We all were feeling pretty rough after the festivities last night. When we arrived we all jumped into three taxis and had about a 45 minute ride to our apartments/hotels called the Q Apartments. We had about two hours before we began our day so we took an hour nap and then ate some lunch. I had half of a beef pie and it was amazing. I saved the other half for one of my other meals so I wont be spending so much money. I feel like things are a lot cheaper here than in Sydney though. After lunch we all got together and walked downtown to the river and the park.
The park was built for the expo in the 80's?? I think thats right. The park was the most amazing park I've ever been to. John Pittari would love it and I wish I could have done my city comforts project on that park cause it literally had all of them and more. We walked around for an hour or so and were going to take the ferry tour but we missed the boat so we decided to do that tomorrow morning. We rode a ferris wheel that travels around Australia but is here in Brisbane right now. It made me feel kind of sick cause I'm not really a big fan of heights.
Then we went across the pedestrian bridge called Goodwill Bridge and went to the Royal Botanical Gardens. It was different form the park in Sydney which was more managed and maintained. The park here is more natural. Emily found this fruit that looked like a potato and the sign said that the tree it comes from is in India. It was extremely hard but Emily broke it and the inside smelled like dirt. We walked through a giant bamboo jungle and then went out to dinner in downtown. I got a Margarita pizza and plan on eating the other half tomorrow. Then we caught the bus back and I showered and its only 8:45 but I'm heading straight to sleep. Goodnight everyone.
The park was built for the expo in the 80's?? I think thats right. The park was the most amazing park I've ever been to. John Pittari would love it and I wish I could have done my city comforts project on that park cause it literally had all of them and more. We walked around for an hour or so and were going to take the ferry tour but we missed the boat so we decided to do that tomorrow morning. We rode a ferris wheel that travels around Australia but is here in Brisbane right now. It made me feel kind of sick cause I'm not really a big fan of heights.
Then we went across the pedestrian bridge called Goodwill Bridge and went to the Royal Botanical Gardens. It was different form the park in Sydney which was more managed and maintained. The park here is more natural. Emily found this fruit that looked like a potato and the sign said that the tree it comes from is in India. It was extremely hard but Emily broke it and the inside smelled like dirt. We walked through a giant bamboo jungle and then went out to dinner in downtown. I got a Margarita pizza and plan on eating the other half tomorrow. Then we caught the bus back and I showered and its only 8:45 but I'm heading straight to sleep. Goodnight everyone.
January 3, 2012: LAST DAY IN SYDNEY
Today we got up and went to the Sydney Zoo. We got there by taking a ferry from Circular Quay. When we got there we took a bus up to the entrance and then went inside. We got a deal on our tickets because we were students and we had teachers with us. Once we got inside we went and got a quick bite to eat. I had a ham and brie sandwich. Then Emily, Ben, Patrick, and I went on our own. We went to see koalas, snow leopards, a HUGE bear, penguins (shout out to jamie and lauren!), seals, kangaroos, wallabies, birds, monkeys, and elephants!!! my favorite animal!!!
After the zoo we took a gondola down to the ferry, road back to Circular Quay, then we had a meeting with our teachers about a literature review. This is where it gets interesting. We drank a bottle of wine and went out to a really good pasta place that Jason suggested. Then we went our to bar broadway. Lets just say that by the time we left bar broadway, none of us were coherent enough to remember what happened. Lets just say we went through Reel's camera and don't remember taking any of the pictures of videos, but needless to say I'm pretty sure we had an amazing time. Tomorrow we leave for Brisbane. My next blog will be my overall view of Sydney. The internet is slow so I wont be adding pictures and videos until later.
After the zoo we took a gondola down to the ferry, road back to Circular Quay, then we had a meeting with our teachers about a literature review. This is where it gets interesting. We drank a bottle of wine and went out to a really good pasta place that Jason suggested. Then we went our to bar broadway. Lets just say that by the time we left bar broadway, none of us were coherent enough to remember what happened. Lets just say we went through Reel's camera and don't remember taking any of the pictures of videos, but needless to say I'm pretty sure we had an amazing time. Tomorrow we leave for Brisbane. My next blog will be my overall view of Sydney. The internet is slow so I wont be adding pictures and videos until later.
Monday, January 2, 2012
January 2, 2012 SYDNEY/BLUE MOUNTAINS
Wow. I'm absolutely exhausted. This morning we left at 6:30 to catch a train to the Blue Mountains. The train ride was about 2 hours and most of us slept. When we arrived we stopped at Subway for some breakfast and then started towards the look out site where a rock formation called "The Three Sisters" is located.
Once we got there, the REAL work started. We began to descend down the steepest steps I have ever gone down in my life. There had to be between 500 and a thousand steps. By the time we got to the bottom of the steps my legs were literally shaking. Ben told me that if I wanted an ass that bad this was definitely the way to go about getting one. Then we began a hike that seemed to be over 5 miles long, up and down hill. Anoop swears it was only two kilometers but none of us believe that. Once the hike was over we took a train back up the the top. It wasn't really a train though. It was more like a gondola. It is in the Guinness book of world records as the steepest train in all of the world. Then we caught a bus back to downtown and went to an amazing restaurant. They had everything you could ever want. I got fish and chips. The restaurant was completely bohemian style which was extremely refreshing. After lunch we caught the train and again I slept for the full two hours. My legs now feel like noodles and the shower I just took was probably the best shower I have every taken. I think its safe to say that all of us are so glad to be back resting our feet. Its going to be an early night. I;m about to eat some Ramen and hit the hay. Off to the Zoo tomorrow. Goodnight everyone.
Once we got there, the REAL work started. We began to descend down the steepest steps I have ever gone down in my life. There had to be between 500 and a thousand steps. By the time we got to the bottom of the steps my legs were literally shaking. Ben told me that if I wanted an ass that bad this was definitely the way to go about getting one. Then we began a hike that seemed to be over 5 miles long, up and down hill. Anoop swears it was only two kilometers but none of us believe that. Once the hike was over we took a train back up the the top. It wasn't really a train though. It was more like a gondola. It is in the Guinness book of world records as the steepest train in all of the world. Then we caught a bus back to downtown and went to an amazing restaurant. They had everything you could ever want. I got fish and chips. The restaurant was completely bohemian style which was extremely refreshing. After lunch we caught the train and again I slept for the full two hours. My legs now feel like noodles and the shower I just took was probably the best shower I have every taken. I think its safe to say that all of us are so glad to be back resting our feet. Its going to be an early night. I;m about to eat some Ramen and hit the hay. Off to the Zoo tomorrow. Goodnight everyone.
January 1, 2012 SYDNEY
Happy new year everyone. Today we slept in obviously after our long night of festivities. After waking up we all put our bathing suits on and took a train to Bondi Beach. It was absolutely amazing. I totally want to move there. Except for the cost of living there is quite ridiculous. This Swedish girl told us that she has to pay about $430 a week for rent which means about $2k a month. I would need an extremely good job to pull that off. The beach was full of people. We ate lunch at a chicken restaurant and then spent a few hours on the beach. Then Jason, Ben, and I went to a bar for a few drinks and then met up with the rest of the group for dinner. We went to an Italian restaurant on the beach and I had the most amazing margarita pizza I have ever had in my entire life. I at the entire thing by myself. Then we took the train back and called it a night. Best new years day ever. We have to get up at 5:30 tomorrow morning to go to the blue mountains. too early for me to function. I'm definitely not excited. Oh by the way, I lost my phone. No idea where it is. So all I have is my American phone if you need to reach me.
December 31, 2011 SYDNEY
Happy New Years Eve everyone! I've heard through the grape vine that Sydney happens to hold the second largest New Years Celebration in the world behind New York City. Today we went to the aquarium in Sydney. I touched a shark egg... it's actually probably one of the grossest looking things I've ever seen in my life.
They had Huge lego models of different sea creatures and even a scene from Moby Dick made completely out of legos. My favorite part of the aquarium was probably the walk through tunnels where the fish would swim around you and you felt like you were in the water with them.
After the aquarium Patrick, Ben, Stuart, Emily, and I went to the mall to pick up some sexy Australian outfits for the big celebration. I had sushi for lunch in the mall and it was absolutely amazing. Then we went back to the dorms and caught up on blogging and got ready for the evening. We went and watched fireworks downtown and it was absolutely amazing. So much better than my new years last year. Hopefully I'll be able to say the same about the rest of the year!
They had Huge lego models of different sea creatures and even a scene from Moby Dick made completely out of legos. My favorite part of the aquarium was probably the walk through tunnels where the fish would swim around you and you felt like you were in the water with them.
After the aquarium Patrick, Ben, Stuart, Emily, and I went to the mall to pick up some sexy Australian outfits for the big celebration. I had sushi for lunch in the mall and it was absolutely amazing. Then we went back to the dorms and caught up on blogging and got ready for the evening. We went and watched fireworks downtown and it was absolutely amazing. So much better than my new years last year. Hopefully I'll be able to say the same about the rest of the year!
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