Landed in Tasmania the other day. It is beautiful here! Friday we spent the day flying and got into the city in the evening. We live only 2 blocks from town, and about a 20 minute walk from the city center. On Friday night we went into town to eat dinner. Saturday we went into the markets. I've never been to such a big market place. They had everything you can imagine. Sunday we had lunch at Franklin Square in the city, and then took a hike up Mt. Welling...

I just had an amazing 4-day weekend! friday was M-day. We celebrated M with a trip to the Maritime Museum, went to the market, saw a movie, and had mmmm fish and chips. The Maritime Museum was a lot of fun...all of the boating things were exciting to see. After the day of M we cooked some shrimp scampi which was awesome, too. On Saturday we headed to the Crab Fest. It was great!!!! There were tons of rides and stands and shows and games. And of course, we...

This week has been a lot of fun! On Saturday a group of us went to Rottnest Island. It's an island a half hour off the coast where the govenor used to live. Now, it is just a vacation island with over 60 beaches and great activities. After the ferry ride to the island, we went snorkeling. It was so awesome!!! We were right in the reef, and saw a ton of fish. Then we had some lunch and walked around the island for a few hours. We walked at least 3 of the be...

The first week of classes wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. I made a radio show (which I am going to have a copy of to play for you all) and also made an indigenous memory stick. Pretty cool. The best part of class is yet to come, though. Next week we are going on a 2 day camping trip to the South West. I am super excited! Today was Kangaroo Day! We get Friday's off from class (yay!) so we dedicated today to the wonderful animal. We start off by goi...

This weekend was really amazing. Spent Friday in Freo. Went to the market there and tried some homemade meat pies. Then headed off to the footy field where we were able to get tickets to Sunday's pre-season game. Saturday I spent the day at Scarborough beach. It was beautiful there. Very different from Cottesloe. The beach was much less calm, and there were a lot more people around. Sunday we headed to Penguine Island. It was so beautiful. There was a l...