Here you go... as promised. Again, this was the sunset after the first overcast day since I've been here in Townsville. Enjoy!
Tuesday, August 19, 2008
Sunset
"A picture is worth a thousand words."
Here you go... as promised. Again, this was the sunset after the first overcast day since I've been here in Townsville. Enjoy!
Here you go... as promised. Again, this was the sunset after the first overcast day since I've been here in Townsville. Enjoy!
Monday, August 18, 2008
First Weekend of No Plans
"It's nice to not have something on the to-do list."
First, I want to say "sorry" for not updating the blog in a while. The second week of classes was fairly uneventful, and this past weekend was pretty easy-going.
Friday we went down to a couple rope swings on a nearby river. It's only about a 20 minute walk from ole' George Roberts Hall.
^The first (more wimpy) rope swing^
^Waiting our turn for the more intense rope swing^
You actually have to jump out of a tree
^I'm next!^
^I call this "the Spiderman"^
Friday night we went to Uni-Club for a battle of the bands event. I think it goes on every Friday night. It was fun!
Saturday we went down to the Strand (the Beach). The Strand actually has its own Wikipedia entry. Click here if you want to read up and see more pictures. I believe it was Wednesday that Townsiville started what is called Cultural Fest. It is defined as "5 fun filled days of dance, food, music, arts, workshops and sports Cultural Fest brings the Townsville region to life."
^Aerial shot of Townsville's Cultural Fest^
It was pretty interesting, there was lots of food from all over the world. However, I did spend most of the day trying to find an ATM. Oh well, and since we were in no hurry to get back to campus we stuck around and took some pictures of the sunset.
^Full Moon Rising^
^Sunset^
Today (Monday) was the first overcast day since I've been in Townsville. Most days are very clear with not a cloud in the sky. I asked my roommate what was the white stuff in the sky was because I hadn't seen it here before. He said, "I don't know. I think a cotton factory exploded somewhere and that stuff is just stuck in the sky." Hardee-Har!
However, the overcast sky made for an amazing sunset, and I will post those pictures tomorrow. What? I gotta leave you with a reason to come back to the blog tomorrow.
Cheers!
First, I want to say "sorry" for not updating the blog in a while. The second week of classes was fairly uneventful, and this past weekend was pretty easy-going.
Friday we went down to a couple rope swings on a nearby river. It's only about a 20 minute walk from ole' George Roberts Hall.
^The first (more wimpy) rope swing^
^Waiting our turn for the more intense rope swing^You actually have to jump out of a tree
^I'm next!^
^I call this "the Spiderman"^Friday night we went to Uni-Club for a battle of the bands event. I think it goes on every Friday night. It was fun!
Saturday we went down to the Strand (the Beach). The Strand actually has its own Wikipedia entry. Click here if you want to read up and see more pictures. I believe it was Wednesday that Townsiville started what is called Cultural Fest. It is defined as "5 fun filled days of dance, food, music, arts, workshops and sports Cultural Fest brings the Townsville region to life."
^Aerial shot of Townsville's Cultural Fest^It was pretty interesting, there was lots of food from all over the world. However, I did spend most of the day trying to find an ATM. Oh well, and since we were in no hurry to get back to campus we stuck around and took some pictures of the sunset.
^Full Moon Rising^
^Sunset^Today (Monday) was the first overcast day since I've been in Townsville. Most days are very clear with not a cloud in the sky. I asked my roommate what was the white stuff in the sky was because I hadn't seen it here before. He said, "I don't know. I think a cotton factory exploded somewhere and that stuff is just stuck in the sky." Hardee-Har!
However, the overcast sky made for an amazing sunset, and I will post those pictures tomorrow. What? I gotta leave you with a reason to come back to the blog tomorrow.
Cheers!
Monday, August 11, 2008
Cross Country Run and Aussie Barbecue
"They're seriously serious around here!"
That's what I said at 6 'clock in the morning on Saturday morning when we were woken up for the Fischer Shield 5K Cross Country event. Fischer Shield is the name of the events between all the colleges (residence halls) on campus. So our college (George Roberts) had people bang on doors, blow whistles, and even drive a car through the courtyard and blow its horn to wake people up for this event. They don't mess around. Each college gets a certain amount of points for the percentage of their residents that show up. And more points are given by what college gets in first place, but we weren't too worried about that. We just wanted as many people to participate as possible. Most people don't even run the event, they just walk.
^After standing around for half an hour I decided to take a video^
Waking up that early on a Saturday was bad. However, I didn't have to run or walk. I volunteered to work a checkpoint and all I had to do was stand in one spot and make sure people knew which way to run. And I still got participation points for GR. Once the last person walked by, I was picked up in the truck that dropped me off, and was driven back to the starting line. I actually made it back faster than some of the slower people. As Borat would say, "Great success!"
^Standing at my Checkpoint, I decided to take a few photos^
Later that afternoon, my buddy Drew and I went to an Aussie barbecue. Drew met a guy in town named Gavin, and it was his barbecue. There wasn't anything too exotic there; no kangaroo or koala. We just ate steaks and sausages. However, we still had a very good time:
^Gavin on the Barbie^
^Me wearing Gavin's Corona hat^
^Wide shot of the BBQ^
^Drunk Australian who needed a cool down in the cooler^
^I made friends with a blow-up-Australian-flag-kangaroo^
That's what I said at 6 'clock in the morning on Saturday morning when we were woken up for the Fischer Shield 5K Cross Country event. Fischer Shield is the name of the events between all the colleges (residence halls) on campus. So our college (George Roberts) had people bang on doors, blow whistles, and even drive a car through the courtyard and blow its horn to wake people up for this event. They don't mess around. Each college gets a certain amount of points for the percentage of their residents that show up. And more points are given by what college gets in first place, but we weren't too worried about that. We just wanted as many people to participate as possible. Most people don't even run the event, they just walk.
^After standing around for half an hour I decided to take a video^
Waking up that early on a Saturday was bad. However, I didn't have to run or walk. I volunteered to work a checkpoint and all I had to do was stand in one spot and make sure people knew which way to run. And I still got participation points for GR. Once the last person walked by, I was picked up in the truck that dropped me off, and was driven back to the starting line. I actually made it back faster than some of the slower people. As Borat would say, "Great success!"
^Standing at my Checkpoint, I decided to take a few photos^Later that afternoon, my buddy Drew and I went to an Aussie barbecue. Drew met a guy in town named Gavin, and it was his barbecue. There wasn't anything too exotic there; no kangaroo or koala. We just ate steaks and sausages. However, we still had a very good time:
^Gavin on the Barbie^
^Me wearing Gavin's Corona hat^
^Wide shot of the BBQ^
^Drunk Australian who needed a cool down in the cooler^
^I made friends with a blow-up-Australian-flag-kangaroo^Overall it was a very good day, and I hope to go to several more Aussie BBQs.
Friday, August 8, 2008
No longer a fresher!
"That's right! I am no longer a fresher!"
NO more headbands! It is 12:06 AM here on Saturday morning, and I am officially no longer a fresher! Happy day!
Pictures were taken tonight, and I'm sure they will surface on the internet, and I'm sure I will be embarrassed. But it is okay because I am in Australia!
NO more headbands! It is 12:06 AM here on Saturday morning, and I am officially no longer a fresher! Happy day!
Pictures were taken tonight, and I'm sure they will surface on the internet, and I'm sure I will be embarrassed. But it is okay because I am in Australia!
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