NEW YORK ON THE OTHERSIDE OF THE WORLD: Coming back to Sydney was a bit drama filled. … I left Cairns, and a day before I was leaving was bit by a spider while eating dinner, and had to go to a pharmacy quickly to get it checked out. The animals are not very friendly around here at all times, but I was reassured that if I wasn't dead or feeling sick in a few minutes…no worries. (and I do feel fine;)I had one day to prepare myself for school, which meant buyi...

The science of sex appeal: I had a very informative day...startiing with a glorious run, that left me exhilarated. The discovery Channel was showing a program today on the Science of sex appeal... I have always found the process of choosing a "mate" to be very interesting, through the years I have tried to base my decisions on science, on books I've read, on feelings I've felt, on advice from family and girlfriends and guy friends...I find we are alwa...

I went out with Jackie and her flatmate tonight to Darling Harbor. We ate at this thai, type place with a huge Buddha in the middle of the room. I must say the food was unbelievable, but the company was even better. Jackie has been traveling all over and 4 years ago came to Australia to "find herself" and never left...her story entails leaving ireland because she wanted to do a certain type of architecture, more space clearing, and needed credentials sh...

Survival: I want to talk about this. What does it mean? I've come to realize it can mean a lot of things to diferent people at different times through life. Recently, I got a whole new perspective on survival, so I have a story for you...which I have been told is more than okay for me to tell... Lilly survived the holocaust. But she not only survived this, she survived many other events that came along with it. Her father was taken to Aushwitz and after a year o...

It appears I will find out on monday if I got into the english program, the test was rather difficult...haha. conjunctive, prepositions..adverbs...its been quite some time, but I feel pretty good about it actually, so we will see... so while that is on hold....my roommate has returned to oz. She is 82, and as i've said we did an apartment swap. Lilly is a Holocaust survivor, and a very intriguing woman. She feels I am a hippie and I need to learn to be domesticat...