It was certainly a week of all out fun, madness, rekindled friendsips, more footy and american mayhem The highlight of the weekend was taking part in State of the Origin III game in the ANZ olympic stadium. It was a highly anticipated battle between the allstar players of the two rivaling states: New South Whales VS. Queensland. Unfortunatley I was rooting the underdog, NSW, and we got our asses anded to us. The stadium waqs alive with color, noise, and competition between both sportsteam and sportsfan. Needless to say footy is intense! oh yeah... footy=rugby! :) [View Full Entry]

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When in Sydney- See the sights Experience the Vibrancy that is this Gorgeous City by the Sea, Also Known as Sydney Sydney is undoubtedly the most well known place in Australia and for good reason. It's a mixing pot of ingeneous and classic architecture, diversity amongst its inhabitants, and an encoumpassing friendly demeanor. The natives say things like bloke, skull, cuppa, pips, prawn, cheeky, and the list goes on and on. Practice enough patience, listen long and hard and eventually instead of asking what in the world people are talking about- [View Full Entry]

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Nick asked for more photos, so i tracked sydney wildlife world photos down.. so here we go [View Full Entry]

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Treated me kind, sweet destiny carried me through desperation" -Mariah Different surroundings New beginning My "mom" is gone and run off to Cuba for three weeks. My "sister" has gone to stay with her father. My "roommates" have moved out and inot their apartment. Most of the other interns are in cresent head trying to surf. What was here yesterday is gone for tomorrow. Weird when I think about it. This is the week I took off my training wheels. With no one familiar around I'm officially on my own for a bit. As the week progressed I settled into my [View Full Entry]

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The weeks endeavors were plentiful with activity, laugter, and good friends. The pure exhaustion of it was worth every wakening moment. In a city where the unexpected never sleeps, you learn to await that which heightens your senses [View Full Entry]

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Blanket the earth in eucalyptus blue and the edge of katoomba will be staring back at you. Found my way out of the city Only to get Lost in the country The city of Sydney slipped out from under my feet and the sirens, skyscrapers, and strangers faded into last weekend. Just North of the city I found Oz's calming version of a Yanks New Hampshire- full of outdoor wonder to explore virtually at the cost of nothing. The landscape was full of horses, cows, windy dirt roads and junkyard lawns. [url=http://www.firstscience.com/home/poems-and-quotes/poems/the-blue-mountain [View Full Entry]

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Well I made it, New South Wales- Home in Australia at long last!! This Home is foreign to me, and I'm finding work is, for once, Intriguing Four flights in the past week, and 3 time changes have left me exausted. Nevermind how horrible my ears feel from overexposure to underwater and cabin pressure. Although I'm tired I'm excited to make it to my home for the next 10 weeks. I'm also axious to meet my rent-a-family and probono employers. The living situation is luxurious but seems to have a business arrangement feel. I'm living with a couple, both their second [View Full Entry]

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I arrived in beaultiful sunny cairns on 05 june 08 after traveling a little under an entire day. cars, planes, buses and boats whatever it takes to get where your going Having gotten to sydney after a 13.5 hour flight, I'm again sitting in an airport surrounded by white-washed cynderblock walls and darkened cloudy windows. All I want to do is breathe fresh air, and maybe have an edible meal. The next three hour flight to the Cairns orientation was hectic. The plane got delayed, the weather was bad and in turn so was the turbulence, at the time I thought [View Full Entry]

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