I woke up at about 9am and don't have class until noon on Tuesdays so I decided to do some laps in the pool. My class is Walking Sites: Cultural Heritage Tours. I think it will be very interesting but he said from the start that the class is a lot of work and research but those who stick with it find it very rewarding. The course explores cultural tourism and cultural heritage. I will have to produce a Walking Tours booklet detailing the historical and cultur...

Vacation is officially over :( I had to go to my first class at 10am. It was Applications in Social and Community work. We went over the course outline and I think it will be beneficial for me to take it. We will be discussing what community work is and the role of community workers, working in groups, needs analysis, strategic planning, evaluation, lobbying, social action and applying for grants, inclusive practice, conflict resolution and achieving good pr...

Happy Birthday Betty!! It was another early morning. We had to be at the bus stop by 7:15 so we could go to the Australia Zoo. Dani lives in the same complex and me so I met here outside of her apartment. While waiting I saw Sara so I started talking to her and walked to the bus stop with her instead. Once Keise arrived, we headed off to the bus stop. Sara told us about her weekend. One of her German friends was here and she had stayed with an Australian f...

Getting up early was a struggle since I stayed up so late last night and was tired to begin with. It was worth it just to walk to the bus stop though. Just before campus on the footpath from UniCentral were 6-8 kangaroos eating grass right on the trail! It was awesome to get so close to them since they are wild. I didn't get any pictures because I was still eating my Nutella sandwich for breakfast...yes they have Nutella, another reason to love Australia! A ...

I had to be at the Uni bus stop by 9:15 because I signed up for a "See the Sights" tour of the area. Walking to the bus stop I met Katarina, a German student. I sat with her on the bus and met some of her friends. Linda and Matilda are from Sweden, Marie and Caroline are from France and Daniella is from Germany. The first city we saw on the tour was Buderim; it is a quaint city and from up on the hill where it is located you can look out and see the Uni and t...