But, there are a lot of things I am looking forward to at home...
It's going to be a bit sad leaving here though. x
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Saturday 28 May 2011
Not long now...
So I have now handed in all my assignments and only have 1 more week of lectures left before exams. All of a sudden we seem to be at the end of my year abroad. In just over a month I will have taken my exams, been to Singapore and finally be back in the UK. It all seems a bit crazy. I've been here so long now that it seems normal. I've even learnt to think in dollars rather than pounds! Only now that I'm going to be leaving soon do I feel like I want to stay a bit longer. I think I will definately be coming back to Australia one day. Perhaps when I don't have such a strict budget. I still want to go to the outback and do some more diving.
But, there are a lot of things I am looking forward to at home...
It's going to be a bit sad leaving here though. x
But, there are a lot of things I am looking forward to at home...
It's going to be a bit sad leaving here though. x
Saturday 21 May 2011
Travel photos: Part II
A few more photos for you. From Brisbane to Sydney:
Christmas Dinner!
Ryan...not exactly sure where this is...
Pelican Feeding at Lake Entrance
lake Entrance
Silhouettes in the Central Coast
Boats in the Central Coast
Cyril's Daily Specials! I saw this in Sydney and thought I should take a picture for Dad! I wasn't really expecting there to be any Cyril's in Australia!
Sydney Harbour Bridge
Sydney Opera House
Blue mountains
Waterfall in the blue mountains
Me in the blue mountains
Beautiful view in the blue mountains
Bondi Beach
Christmas Dinner!
Ryan...not exactly sure where this is...
Pelican Feeding at Lake Entrance
lake Entrance
Silhouettes in the Central Coast
Boats in the Central Coast
Cyril's Daily Specials! I saw this in Sydney and thought I should take a picture for Dad! I wasn't really expecting there to be any Cyril's in Australia!
Sydney Harbour Bridge
Sydney Opera House
Blue mountains
Waterfall in the blue mountains
Me in the blue mountains
Beautiful view in the blue mountains
Bondi Beach
Thursday 12 May 2011
Travel Photos- Part I
So, while I was travelling I didn't actually upload any photos. So I thought it might be nice to put a few faves up for you all to have a peek at....
The amazing Great Barrier Reef
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Our new home!
The Boulders, very pretty but the water was so chillie!
Hanging high above the rainforest when we went Jungle Surfing.
A funny little roadside banana stall with what I think must have been the nicest, freshest banana I have ever tasted!
Ryan on the beach, somewhere in North Queensland...
Eaten alive at reef HQ...
Emus -right on the side of the road, not a care in the world.
Capricorn Caverns
It's hard to see but this is actually the platypus we saw in Eungella National Park! He is there, promise.
This cutie of a turtle is laying her eggs on Mon Repos Beach. See here.
Feeding a real, live, wild dolphin in Tin Can Bay
Me and Ryan in Noosa on our koala hunt
The beautiful Noosa
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A real life Kanga and Roo at Australia Zoo
Well, that's part I of our trip Cairns to Cape Tribulation. I will upload part II soon(ish) xxxx
The amazing Great Barrier Reef
Our new home!
The Boulders, very pretty but the water was so chillie!
Hanging high above the rainforest when we went Jungle Surfing.
A funny little roadside banana stall with what I think must have been the nicest, freshest banana I have ever tasted!
Ryan on the beach, somewhere in North Queensland...
Eaten alive at reef HQ...
Emus -right on the side of the road, not a care in the world.
Capricorn Caverns
It's hard to see but this is actually the platypus we saw in Eungella National Park! He is there, promise.
This cutie of a turtle is laying her eggs on Mon Repos Beach. See here.
Feeding a real, live, wild dolphin in Tin Can Bay
Me and Ryan in Noosa on our koala hunt
The beautiful Noosa
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A real life Kanga and Roo at Australia Zoo
Well, that's part I of our trip Cairns to Cape Tribulation. I will upload part II soon(ish) xxxx
Saturday 7 May 2011
Let's go Bronco's, Let's go!
So yesterday we went to see the Brisbane Bronco's -they play rugby league (I think that's the right one, I get confused....the less good one in the UK anyway). It was so good, I've never been to a proper live game before but it was so much fun! It turns out I can be quite loud...not quite to Dad's extent though. I don't actually know the rules enough to have a go at the ref yet and I'm not really much of a swearer.
It was so exciting though, I even got to stand up and cheer. Unfortunately we didn't win, which was most disappointing as it was the first game of the season we've lost. Apparently half the National team is made up of Bronco's though, so all our best players had played the night before against NZ and weren't playing. Quite a disadvantage it seems. I was happy anyway though as I'd been wanting to stand up and cheer. And there were cheerleaders and of all things a horse that galloped around the pitch every time we got a try! And fireworks! I would like to be a cheerleader.
In a couple of weeks we're going to see the Brisbane Lions, who play aussie football. They are at the bottom of the league but hopefully it'll be a fun game anyway. I need to figure out what aussie footie actually is first though. I know they play in an oval with about a million players but that's about it. And that might not even be true.
In other news, I had my midsemester exam for pharmacology yesterday. I think it was okay. I'm not at all keen on Saturday exams though! I've got my end of semester exam timetable now. It's not looking good though -I have exams on the last 2 days that I could possibly have them. And I'd been hoping that I might finish early. I guess at least it's extra revision time. What's crazy though is everyone at home has nearly finished already. I've just had a midsemester and they're having finals!
Hope you're all well xxxx
It was so exciting though, I even got to stand up and cheer. Unfortunately we didn't win, which was most disappointing as it was the first game of the season we've lost. Apparently half the National team is made up of Bronco's though, so all our best players had played the night before against NZ and weren't playing. Quite a disadvantage it seems. I was happy anyway though as I'd been wanting to stand up and cheer. And there were cheerleaders and of all things a horse that galloped around the pitch every time we got a try! And fireworks! I would like to be a cheerleader.
In a couple of weeks we're going to see the Brisbane Lions, who play aussie football. They are at the bottom of the league but hopefully it'll be a fun game anyway. I need to figure out what aussie footie actually is first though. I know they play in an oval with about a million players but that's about it. And that might not even be true.
In other news, I had my midsemester exam for pharmacology yesterday. I think it was okay. I'm not at all keen on Saturday exams though! I've got my end of semester exam timetable now. It's not looking good though -I have exams on the last 2 days that I could possibly have them. And I'd been hoping that I might finish early. I guess at least it's extra revision time. What's crazy though is everyone at home has nearly finished already. I've just had a midsemester and they're having finals!
Hope you're all well xxxx
Monday 2 May 2011
What to do?
"Never put off until tomorrow what you can do today."
Me and Ryan have been watching a lot of Doctor Who lately and Martha said this in one of the episodes. It seems particularly relevant to a year abroad as pretty much if I don't do everything now, I don't know when or if I will be able to. Who knows when I will be back in Australia? It's getting closer and closer to home time so I'm starting to feel like I should be putting extra effort into living in Australia. It's difficult to know what to do though.
Last night we went to fireworks at South Bank to celebrate Buddah's birthday. They were actually pretty amazing. There was only 1 boat in the river setting fireworks off but they went on for so long and there were even fireworks which bounced off the water. Something which surely should not be possible! Apart from the lack of a burning bridge and fireworks coming off the top of buildings I would see that the fireworks were just as good as Riverfire, if not better. But this may just have been because it was so much quieter and I could actually see everything that was going on. I absolutely love fireworks. I am very excited for bonfire night when I come home -it did feel a little odd not to be cold as I watched the sky explode. Edinburgh is definitely going to make up for that though...
It's started getting chillie in the nights here...but really it should not be at all. It is making me scared for winter at home or ULTIMATE WINTER as me and Ryan have come to call it. I'm feeling a bit nervous. I am looking forward to winter clothing though. I went shopping yesterday and tried on the nicest red duffle coat. Obviously it wouldn't be suitable for winter at home but it started to make me a little excited about jumpers and coats and wooly tights! Which is strange as everyone at home is looking forward to summer but I think summer at home is going to be more like winter for me....
Love
C xx
Me and Ryan have been watching a lot of Doctor Who lately and Martha said this in one of the episodes. It seems particularly relevant to a year abroad as pretty much if I don't do everything now, I don't know when or if I will be able to. Who knows when I will be back in Australia? It's getting closer and closer to home time so I'm starting to feel like I should be putting extra effort into living in Australia. It's difficult to know what to do though.
Last night we went to fireworks at South Bank to celebrate Buddah's birthday. They were actually pretty amazing. There was only 1 boat in the river setting fireworks off but they went on for so long and there were even fireworks which bounced off the water. Something which surely should not be possible! Apart from the lack of a burning bridge and fireworks coming off the top of buildings I would see that the fireworks were just as good as Riverfire, if not better. But this may just have been because it was so much quieter and I could actually see everything that was going on. I absolutely love fireworks. I am very excited for bonfire night when I come home -it did feel a little odd not to be cold as I watched the sky explode. Edinburgh is definitely going to make up for that though...
It's started getting chillie in the nights here...but really it should not be at all. It is making me scared for winter at home or ULTIMATE WINTER as me and Ryan have come to call it. I'm feeling a bit nervous. I am looking forward to winter clothing though. I went shopping yesterday and tried on the nicest red duffle coat. Obviously it wouldn't be suitable for winter at home but it started to make me a little excited about jumpers and coats and wooly tights! Which is strange as everyone at home is looking forward to summer but I think summer at home is going to be more like winter for me....
Love
C xx
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