Blogs from Coogee, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania - page 2

Not really done much this week to be honest... the weather was much hotter, it's been hitting 40 degrees so lots of suncream and sunbathing for me :) The meal up the tower was alright... tried kangaroo which was pretty nice but i wouldn't have paid 70 dollars for it... which is what they usually charge! Went on a 2 hour coastal walk to Bondi with couple of friends the other day, had some creepy sculpture fest on the way which made it worth the walk! Bondi beach was gorgeous but there wasn't much to do and we ended up getting bored, eating lots of chicken and setting off back again. My friend got stung by a bottle jellyfish all over his back, there's photos of us drowning him in vinegar on Facebook :) he's alright ... read more

Finally arrived after 2 effort flights After finding out there was about ten people on my flight the whole time that were in my Ozintro group and making friends with them, we met the man at the airport and some others and went to the hostel... The weather wasn't that sunny so wasn't really freaking out about being away from home because didn't really feel like Australia. But then couldn't get to a payphone and simcard wouldn't work and just wanted to ring mum and dad which was rubbish! So morning sucked. Then Mark (team leader man) took us all around the botanic gardens in Sydney central and i got wild cockatoos or whatever the white ones are called to come sit on my arm and eat bread :) got some mint pictures but not enough ... read more

Travling by plane..........very very tiring!!!! We left portlaoise at 11.30am on friday and arrived in sydney at 7am on sunday australia time ( about 10pm saturday at home ). We flew from dublin to heathrow first, took a while to get through security there, was kinda weird because since we were going from london to singapore we were going through the security for people going to that general area ( hong kong, thailand etc ) Everyone was either asian and wearing turbans- i didnt fit it - haha. Got on the plane a few hours later for singapore, 12 hour flight to there. The flight was ok, on long haul flights you get free beer and your own little tv to watch movies and tv on. Really good at passing the time. Was pretty comfortable except ... read more

This week I had 3 out of my 4 classes. Of those that I had, they all seem very interesting, so I'm excited for the rest of the semester. However, I'm not excited about all the reading I have to do already! I think that my Negotiation Course will be the most interesting because it seems to have the most real-world applications. It consists of both learning theory about negotiation as well as practicing negotiating with my fellow classmates. Besides classes I have just been hanging out with my friends here and further exploring the city. Tonight I think I'm having people over to watch a movie I got from the Australian version of Netflix: Quikflix. Then, tomorrow I'm off on a road trip to Australia's capitol in Canberra. I was telling one of my Australian ... read more

If you haven't heard yet, Fiona and I welcomed Patrick James Anderson into the world at 0723 on 30 June 09, yes, he's a End of the Financial Year Baby. He's just a little fella, weighing in at 2.9kg, but we are blessed as he's healthy, strong and a beautiful little guy. We'd also like to thank you all for your overwhelming generosity. From the baby shower gifts, to flowers and thoughtful messages, Fiona and I were really touched by all your kindness and generosity - Thank you. If we haven't been in touch yet, we will be doing so shortly - we are still trying to get ourselves organised and familiar with all the new aspects of life with a sprog. We thought this would be a great way to get photos out to you ... read more