Well these last couple weeks have been somewhat uneventful as the semester quickly winds to a close, therefore little time for blogging… and not much to even blog about!My weeks have begun to fall into a somewhat predictable routine now--- Monday: School all day and netball at night, Tuesday: Talk to all those Canadians awaiting my presence on skype and footy (Australian Football) practice in the afternoon, Wednesday: School and basketball, Thursday: Voluntee...

It seems like weekly updates are the best that I can do for everyone at the moment.. This past week has been fairly testing, with my grandma's state deteriorating. On Thursday I was informed that she peacefully passed away on Wednesday at the ripe age of 85. She sure is a trooper! Before I left Canada I said my final goodbyes as her time was very limited... 3 months later, after skype dates at the hospice, postcards and letters, she gracefully left us. She tr...

Alright.. I'm keeping up my end of the bargain and trying to keep my blog updated for everyone! (Devan's letter may have given me a little nudge as well!-- I don't want you to miss me that much!) I've been back in school for a couple weeks now since my second study break. The last couple days of the break I decided to stay local and check out my surroundings which I unfortunately haven't had time to visit other than driving through with my flat mate. On the ...

Day Three—April 7th My Birthday! My birthday began with another lovely brekky at Dome.Apparently in Australia there's no such thing as too much cake, because my day began with a chocolate mousse cheesecake!Once we were sufficiently satisfied, we wandered back to our hotel to pack up and await the tow truck.The majority of the day was spent driving back to Perth.Rojesh ended up having to get the 4x4 towed to Bunbury where we dropped the car off and picked up ...

Day Two—April 6th Rojesh's birthday! We started our second day in Margaret River with a breakfast at Dome.This may be my new favourite place… picture a Starbucks that sells better drinks and meals!Once we were all full and ready for a day of winery visits we strolled back to the hotel to pick up the 4x4.The SUV kept slipping out of gear as we tried to reverse and after a little struggle, we made it out of the parking lot onto the road where it started acti...