Well it's been another couple great days to finish off my stay in Sydney. Sunday, I took it pretty easy to nurse my Mardi Gras hangover. I did laundry in the morning and then took the afternoon to explore Darling Harbour. There are some awesome views of the harbour and the cityscape from there (see photo albums). In the afternoon I grabbed a beer and caught up on my travel journal then met some friends for dinner at a pretty awesome Chinese restaurant in the Hay...

A really fun thing happened today that I want to share! For context, I've been staying at this hostel, but I haven't been here much. Between making friends and checking out the festivities, I'm lucky if I'm here for 6 or 7 hours a day. Today, one of my current roommates chatted me up asking if I will be around more or if I was going out again (kind of shocked - whoops, I have a reputation). Then he went on to give me a gift. I unwrapped a little box and found a...

Woweee, my first few days down unda have been quite a blurr - literally. I arrived in Sydney on Thursday morning after a long series of flights that took me through Bangkok (to pick up my suitcase), then Kuala Lumpur. I arrived feeling pretty good given the lack of sleep leading up to the trip. Thursday I met with Laura at UTS and got a tour and some introductions to the staff and students there. They are housed in the school of business and their offices are i...