Well due to changes in the roster at Calvary I could not risk getting away to the Harvest Festival in Beechworth. But instead I sat the IELTS Academic English Test at Canberra uni. Again the same problem as when I sat it is Saudi Arabia. It was easy except I am a slow reader so probably won't do so well in that section. But I was more comfortable with the overall topics. I think they were more Australian focused in subject matter so I was able to skim read a bit ...

Just a quick entry to fill everyone in on the state of affairs in Canberra. Babies: John Alexander Sharkey IV was born on May 3rd at 11am after a 14 hour labour. Yasmin and John are over the moon and baby is really cute. See photo album. Congrats to you both. Houses: Rhian and Chantelle have windows, sadly no walls yet but at least the windows were in before the storm. Had a great drinks afternoon around there a few evening ago. Work: Calvary in their wisdom h...

'Six degrees of separation so you're not getting my raisin toast' This was actually a thought that Faye and I referred to Jazz at a coffee shop in Kingston when she tried to convince me to give her my raisin toast. I explained that I knew Pippa, who knew Anouk, who knew Brave, who was my dog and knew how to beg. But as Brave never got my raisin toast, neither would Jazz. (See the album for more details) Actually the reason I have not been blog updating in the la...

Update from Canberra, Things here are plodding slowly. I have been to Calvary and done all the paperwork and am awaiting confirmation of available work. I shall probably go to Queanbeyan and see Andrew and line up some work there as well. On the housing front I have been almost caught in an internet scam for a share house, but have seen 2 real places in Palmerston so hopefully I will hear back on Monday and be in my own place by early next week. Friends are al...

Well I wasn't going to use a picture of Parliament House for where I am, and only the locals would realise this is a Red Kangaroo so I have not seen one around Canberra. Mixed news at the moment. On the good side Calvary was quick to have all the paper work done and there are night shifts on the roster for me in April and I have been allocated to take over the roster of one of the nurses going on leave. Bad side, Calvary is in financial crisis so my position has...