Our life is like a movie... Maybe

Photo-a-day challenge pics 12-24, I apologize, they are slightly out of order, but I can't be bothered to organize them :-P

Day 12: In the distance

A walk from Rainbow Street uphill, then down hill to the bus stop, via Brook St.

Day 14: Tasty

Chocolate biscuits with chai :)

Day 15: explore

Walk home from uni to find this :) 

(via Perouse Rd)

Day 17: something green

Day 18: shoes

"omgshooz."

Day 19: a sign

It's really hard to find the ladies dunny around here... the men's are EVERYWHERE and you have to go three flights of stairs out of your way to find a ladies room. Geez.

Day 13: sound

the sound of tranquility and silence on the walk home from uni 

(via Botany and Rainbow Streets)

Day 16: 9 o'clock

Bibi's friends from Atlanta came to Sydney so we had a party. 

Um, shall we call this my "game face"?

Day 20: clean

"Frozen! No germs!"(Bubble Boy)

Magnum GOLD: vanilla and honeycomb ice cream bar, nom nom

Day 21: Working

Doing work on the Harbour Bridge means we drive under it :)

Day 22: about me

I like animals!!!!!!!

This kookaburra was outside the house we stayed at in Hawk's Nest. So cool!!

Day 23: what you do for fun

Do silly things in the name of Koalas!!

(this is Bibi and Grechy)

Day 24: up

Driving back from Hawk's Nest. North of Newcastle, a few hours from Sydney. Up and down, up and down... weeee!

Hawk's Nest weekend away for sailing and windsurfing was a lot of fun. I'll put up some pics when the people with cameras upload them to facebook, and share some of the adventures we had with you then.

I'm off to find me some lunch and head to class! Ciao amici e famiglia!

And then there was darkness...

Sorry my little bloglings! It has been ages and I know you're starting to worry. Fear not! I am alive and well!!

I have been unable to post because we have some issues with our Internet at home. Basically we managed to use all of it in an unreasonable amount of time and it apparently doesn't renew until next week. ¡Que lástima! as they say in Spanish. I suspect there is something fishy about this...

This weekend Bibi and I are going to Hawks Nest with the sailing and windsurf club. It's looking like it will be a nice weekend! :)

Next week I will try to upload all my pics when I get a chance, before heading to Tasmania for mid semester break!!! Very excited!!!!

That's all I have for now. And you're in luck! No non-rhetorical questions or otherwise this time!!

Entonces, ¡hasta la próxima vez!

The only thing to fear is fear itself.

Well.... its been a few days. Hello all! What have I been up to? Well.... I can't remember.


Photo-a-Day Challenge

Day 7: Fear

I skipped this one because:

When you want to find a large, creepy spider (why???) they are elusive.

I fear spiders. They are super cool but totally freak me out.

I also fear falling, which is why heights make me nervous.

Day 8: Favourite

Day 9: Faceless Self-portrait

Day 10: I want...

If you noticed that's me standing in the corner, then you'll know I didn't take this picture. In fact, the whole time Bibi and I were at the sailing/windsurfing bbq, I neglected to take ANY pics at all :( but it portrays generally what I would have used for this day's photo challenge had I remembered to take any myself.

So, I want...  to be windsurfing/sailing! (And I did!)

Day 11: Important

It is important to know where the library is on campus. Fortunately its easy to spot: tall building with UNSW on the sides...can't miss it!

Oh, yeah. So I've been at Uni. The Sailing and Windsurfing Club (of which my housemate Bibi and I are members) had a welcome BBQ yesterday at the Woollahra Sailing Club in Rose Bay. I got to sail and tried windsurfing. I missed the intro because I was on the boat, so when I got on the board, no one was giving me any instruction at all. I think I did quite well despite the fact. I would have done even better if there weren't so many moored boats to crash (or not crash) into. I'm excited to go again!! The club is putting together a weekend away trip to Hawk's Nest, and I've signed up to go. I'm not actually sure where Hawk's Nest is, possibly north of Newcastle.

For our mid-semester break at the end of the month, I am trying to coordinate a mini camping trip with Lisa to explore more National Parks and to find some wildlife! If we can't pull that together I will see where else I can venture out for a short time. Hopefully I can see some of the "good" wildlife, and less of the "creepy/deadly" wildlife. My vertebrate zoology professor says marsupials and native Aussie fauna are the nicest animals... and says his friend who works with Tassie Devils catches them in the bush, picks them up, tags them and releases them, all by hand, no tranq's. He tells this story and then says, "Can you do that with a feral cat in the bush?" Um, no. I think I'm going to like that class.

Blogosphere question of the day:

What do you fear?

Dream Big.

Had my first two lectures this week. Philosophy of Science and Introduction to Criminology. Both outside of my scholastic comfort zones, as I'm used to thinking scientifically. Should be interesting to see how my brain sorts through and how I learn in these fields.

Yesterday my criminology prof sent an email out saying she had several copies of the text book that she would give out for free to the best answers for a question she posed about crime and criminal behavior. So I pondered, and Richard helped me turn my brain on and think in this realm, and sent an email back. Apparently she has 12 books, and at least 24 of us responded. The class is about 500 students. So I'm thinking I have a shot at free books! Should find out by the end of today.

So today Sharell tells me about this 5K Fun Run she wants to do. I'm thinking.... running? For fun? But then I checked out the link she sent along and it actually sounds like fun! It's called Run or Dye and basically you do the 5K and they throw eco-friendly dye at you throughout. Its not even timed! This fits the bill of "Fun Run" in my book! She said she's trying to get a few of us together and we can call ourselves Team Fruit Salad! Haha (inside joke??). Anyway, I pre-registered to reserve a spot. The run comes through Santa Barbara around mid-August, so right when I get back. Ha. Training. Who needs it?

So... I want to know who reads my blog. Raise your hand... hmm. Ok well that didn't work. How about leaving a comment? I'm not asking questions in my blogs just for my own entertainment! I'm trying to engage in interactive blogging, so I can hear from you. Not just to update you on my goings-on in Australia.

So. The title of this blog post. Dream Big. Sharell posted on her blog a link about how happy people do things differently. One of them was Dream Big. So here goes.

I want to work with big cats, likely in Africa or Asia. I have a soft spot (no pun intended) for our feline friends and one of my favorite lines while volunteering at the Santa Barbara Zoo was with the cats. I want to do big cat conservation or wildlife rescue and rehabilitation. That's it. That's my big dream. To work and play with lions, cheetahs, leopards, etc. So furry and cute, but also big, powerful and dangerous. Whatever I end up doing with my degree, I will probably be working in conservation. Depressing? Yes. Important? Yes.

Here's the non-rhetorical question of the day:

If you could do anything, what would it be? What is your "big dream"?

I've got two tickets to paradise

Photo-a-Day Challenge

Day 4: Lucky

Lucky to have a week-long rain followed by a nice sunny day so we can finally do laundry :)

Day 5: Under

What's under this flap? 

A very amusing and artistic letter from my HBOO :)

Day 6: Chair

Not quite a chair, but we shouldn't discriminate against seaside benches :)

[Somewhere between Coogee and Clovelly Beaches]

And now, my dear readers, I want to know...

What makes you feel lucky?