So Annie got off the train at Ferrara, I nodded off for a while and snapped awake and started babbling incoherently at the people oppositve me, trying to figure out if I missed my stop *I hadn't).l Can=t work out this keyboard, the letters have rubbed off ( Read more... )

After I got off the internet we ended up doing a bit of sightseeing, saw the most important church to the Dominicans, including the skull of one of their most important saints. We also saw a few leaning towers, they are cool because they look just so old. Apparently, although they look like they were made for defense it was actually a few rich ( Read more... )

Currently in Bologna, Italy. Got in to the train station at about 5pm, spent ages trudging around, back breaking, sweating and sweating more trying to fund the bus stop. Then had to wait an hour for a bus as there is a bus strike. Went to supermarket and bought groceries for dinner with Annie. Noticed lots of casual studenty types, a bit of a ( Read more... )

I'm typing this with a sweet little child asleep in a cot next to me. My brother's baby, Lauren, is 14 months old and is a little scamp. She cracks me up. We have an exciting box of toys here - she pulls out the toys and spends ages solemnly climbing in and out of the box, completely ignoring the toys.

I've made some progress! I now have a visa which entitles me to live and work in the UK for 2 years. I was incredibly lucky getting such a thing. On Monday I got an email saying my visa had been approved, on Wednesday it was reported on theage.com.au that in a pre-election crackdown immigration laws are being tightened. As a result, the right to ( Read more... )