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.
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