Apologies

Yes Yes Yes... It sure has been a while since I have been able to sit down and write about some of the amazing Australian experiences I have had and I truly apologize. Here are the four reasons why I feel this happened:

First and Foremost- Mary, Elle and Jamie all visited from the 15th to the 27th (sadly I took them to the airport this morning). We had an amazing 12 days exploring Sydney, Coogee, and Australia in general and there are going to be some great posts and pictures up from their visit soon.

Secondly- my computer's battery has decided not to cooperate regularly and I have been quite limited as to my personal computer access of late.

Thirdly- Remember that whole STUDY abroad post about how I am here for university... yeah that kind of reared its ugly head. During one week of uni I had a 2,500 word paper, a 20 minute team presentation, and a six hour take home exam. All of which I did very well on (relax parents) but still they took up a lot of time I usually spent exploring and recapping adventures.

Finally- After a while life falls into a lull and we are able to establish somewhat of a routine in this foreign place. That being said I want to get out there and try new things regularly but the last couple weeks before Mary and Elle's visit things were pretty calm.

The combination of the four have caused a decent sized gap in my blog posts but I hope to get on track this week (after a final Career Planning exam, an International HRM paper, and a Management 10 minute presentation) and get some good posts up about these last couple weeks.

Just to give you guys an insight as to what I may blog about or just show you some visuals of what Mary, Elle and Jamie and I did the last couple weeks here are some pictures. I hope you enjoy and sorry again for not being consistent recently!

Jamie and Mary- Gold Coast, QLD

Miami Beach, QLD- Surfers Paradise Skyline

Tuesday Trivia

Koala

Roos

Rex- Elles Favorite- 16 feet long

Sydney Skyline- View from Manly Ferry

Concert Hall- Sydney Opera House

Too perfect- Ella Bella the Ballerina

Mount Solitary, Blue Mountains

Three Sisters- Katoomba, BM

Coal Mine Sign

'Bout All I know- Minin' Coal

Neat Nature

Wentworth Falls

ANZ Stadium- Sydney Olympic Park

Harbour Bridge

Vivid Festival of Light, Music, and Ideas - Google it!

Vivid Festival

As most of you know Mary is a great photographer so once all of her pictures go up I will probably put a link to them on here or steal them directly and throw up some of the ones she took. Overall we had a great time and did a ton as you can see.

Touch Footy at Grant Park

Here in Sydney I have been able to take advantage of the pristine beaches, parks, the ocean, and nature walks for a great amount of physical activity. One of my favourite exercises has been to partake in the weekly Saturday ‘touch footy’ games at Grant Park. Dubbed as the ‘longest running touch footy program’ in Sydney a group of about 15-20 locals meet every Saturday to play National Rugby League rules touch footy at this great park overlooking Coogee. Most of the players are middle-aged men that want to get a great workout and this 1.5 hour program had been a perfect way for me to keep up the competitive spirit. During my four week career playing touch footy I have scored five tries in four weeks and have the majority of the rules down. Here’s a great video to show you what this great sport is and some crazy good tries.