Sydney

  • Australia, HERE I AM!
    The plane ride was uneventful. It was REALLY LONG though. I don’t think I could have handled much more – but at least I didn’t sit next to the stereotypical smelly guy or crying kids! On the trip from London to Singapore (I apparently had a layover in Singapore that no one told me ...
  • New wrinkles in my brain…
    I have only been in Sydney for one day, but I’ve already learned some very interesting tidbits of knowledge. And because you are my captive audience, I will share them with you.
  • Tourist-y Day
    Today, I did most of the tourist-type things that I wanted to do in Sydney. First I went to the Sydney Opera house and did a tour. It was built so that it resembled a ship. It’s right on the edge of the water so the master architect thought it would be cute to have ...
  • Snakes, Spiders, and Cuddly Things (Australian Wildlife Zoo)
    Today I went to the Australian Wildlife zoo. My feet are STILL killing me, so I couldn’t do much but limp my way there. AND (forgive me, I still want to complain a bit) my calf muscles are bringing me so much pain. I guess I did way too much walking yesterday. On the plus ...
  • Just killing time…
    Well, it’s raining here, so there isn’t much really to do. I walked down to the work and travel office (I definitely think it was a great idea for me to do this program through them as opposed to by myself. I have a lot of advantages like free internet, and all kinds of great ...
  • The first thing that tried to kill me in Australia…
    What could it be, you wonder? A snake? A shark? A croc? No, it was…
  • I’m back!
    Well, back to the internet at least. Sorry I didn’t have one last blog before I left like I planned to, but wouldn’t you know it, the internet in the hostel was out for like 18 hours and then I had to go to surf camp, where there was no internet.