Finals are approaching like a menacing storm. The time of my return the United States is approaching. My feelings toward my inevitable return home are varied. I do want to see my family and friends, but I have grown very accustomed to living in Australia. I know that I will return and travel to the mysterious and not so ancient land of Melbourne. I ( Read more... )

I had orientation this morning. It was long and boring. They gave us a packet with all the information we need and then they gave presentations on all the information. I went on a tour of Sydney yesterday and it was enjoyable. After the tour I met tons of students from Germany and we went out to a bar call the three wise monkeys. I good time was ( Read more... )

Well I have been in Australia for several days now. I have finally unpacked all my stuff. My living accommodations are very nice. I have only met one of my roommates. He goes to College in Montana. The TV breakdown is good and bad. The bad news is that there are only five channels. The good news is that it seems that all my favorite shows, the OC, ( Read more... )

So I was making cookies tonight for Mr. Yost. (He's the assistant in the A/V department) Tomorrow, or I guess technically today is his last day. I don't know how people get their cookies shaped right. All mine have pointed lower edges instead of rounded ones. Oh well, I guess it does not really matter. The taste of a cookie is more important than ( Read more... )

So last night I call my sister, who is in college, and try to help her because she is going through a tough time. Simple enough, right ( Read more... )

So I'm up late at night. Typing away. Tra-la-la-la-la-la-la. I wish school would end already. I believe that have experienced enough of the "high school" experience. It's funny. Even though I don't really have to work really really hard in my classes, I still do. I guess my brain has not yet figured out that I'm a second semester senior.

There are only eight days till the start of school. The summer went by really fast. The old saying goes: "time flies when your having fun". Yet the part "time flies" is very vague. What common frame of reference do we have for time flying? Or stated differently: How fast does time fly? The constant of acceleration on Earth is 9.8 meter per second. ( Read more... )

The last two nights have been full of excitement ( Read more... )

I worked seven hours today at my Dad's law firm. It was really really boring. But than again, I'm making good money ($9.50/hour). Additionally, because my Dad is a senior partner and was one of the founders of the company, everyone is really nice to me ( Read more... )

So, a couple of my friends were setting off fireworks today. One of the fireworks they set off just makes a loud popping sound, like a gun. At this point I thought to myself, "What purpose dos this firework serve?" I mean, it does have a visual sensations, it's only a loud noise which alerts the police to the fact that fireworks are being set off ( Read more... )