Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Eccentic Australia

I've yet to post about how volunteering went last week- mostly because I didn't actually go. There was a mix-up in dates, and I don't start until this Thursday. I'm still really excited for it.

I haven't been up to anything too too exciting the past few days- taking it easy and getting some work done before next week (Mid-Semester!). Time is flying. I have been planning some other trips for the future here: a few friends and I booked flights to Sydney in November! I almost didn't think I'd make it down to Australia's most iconic city, but fate was in my favor. And we got tickets to see a show in the Opera house, which I'm sure will be awesome.

This is a video of a massive amount of lorikeets (small, parrot looking birds) hanging out in one of the trees downtown. There are legitimately HUNDREDS of them, and they make such a racket. It's normally around dusk when you see this many of them, all together in the same trees, squawking their heads off. Pretty as they are, I don't think I'd ever want to own one.

Otherwise, here are just a few more pictures of Australian things that I've gotten to enjoy!


The biggest snakes in Australia



Still loving Harry Potter- Aussie Style


The free pools- so pretty



Aussie money- made of plastic and straight out of monopoly



Apparently they don't like ketchup like we do- finding Heinz was a God-send

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