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Leaving a sunburnt country

Friday, March 31st, 2006

[My title came from this poem.]This is my last post from Down Under and my last post of my trip (but never fear–I’m not demolishing this blog…the posts will just be a lot less interesting and frequent from now on). My plane leaves early tomorrow morning. April 1st looks like this for me:
Depart BrisbaneFly to [...]

Last days in Oz

Friday, March 31st, 2006

So I was going to continue my Adventures in Cairns, but I’m tired of writing such long entries, so I will sum up my last day in Cairns for you:
Rented a car. Drove as far up the coast as I could get before dark. Drove back down the coast because nothing was open because of [...]

Last days in Oz

Thursday, March 30th, 2006

So I was going to continue my Adventurs in Cairns, but I’m tired of writing such long entries, so I will sum up my last day in Cairns for you:
Rented a car. Drove as far up the coast as I could get before dark. Drove back down the coast because nothing was open because of [...]

Adventures in Cairns, Part III

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

Check it out, I finally finished the sweater I’ve been working on for most of the trip. Check it out:
 
 
Yes, that’s a hood AND a front pocket. It took me almost 3 months of knitting my fingers off, but it’s finally done. 100% NZ wool, too.
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First of all, read this–it’s an article that came out [...]

Adventures in Cairns, Part II

Sunday, March 26th, 2006

Before I start in on chapter 2 of the Great Cairns Adventure, I would just like to make a general observation. Here it is:
Do you know what I’m finding? I’m finding that the transition between school and job is a lot harder than I expected it to be. The uncertainty of everything is throwing me [...]

Adventures in Cairns, Part III

Sunday, March 26th, 2006

First of all, good luck to my friends (who may or may not be reading this) who have defenses this week or are finishing up their theses. I’m sending good luck brainwaves across the Pacific for you.
Second of all, I finally finished the sweater I’ve been working on for most of the trip. Check it [...]

Adventures in Cairns, Part I

Saturday, March 25th, 2006

I’m going to have to split the stories from last weekend into multiple parts so it’s not one gigantic entry.
Thursday. We took the students to the Australia Zoo, home of the Crocodile Hunter. Let me tell you, you could not ask for a more cheesy, kitschy tourist trap masquerading as a wildlife conservation center. They [...]

Quote of the Day

Saturday, March 25th, 2006

“I’m sick of following my dreams. I’m just going to ask them where they’re going and hook up with them later.”
-Mitch Hedberg
(I [heart] Mitch Hedburg, God rest his comedic soul)

Adventures in Cairns, Part II

Friday, March 24th, 2006

Before I start in on chapter 2 of the Great Cairns Adventure, I would just like to make a general observation. Here it is:
Do you know what I’m finding? I’m finding that the transition between school and job is a lot harder than I expected it to be. The uncertainty of everything is throwing me [...]

On being a grown-up

Thursday, March 23rd, 2006

Was offered a job the other day: doing the same job I’m doing now but in Europe over the summer. I turned it down, partly because it was the grown-up thing to do as a person in a serious relationship, partly because I need to get a real job, and partly because I’m not [...]

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