Total visit breakdown

Fun times in the Zoo

Meat Pies!

We look exactly the same in this picture...and it caused us to miss the bus haha

Bridge Climb

So here is what me and Melissa were up to this week...

When she got here at 6:30am Sunday, we went straight to The Rocks Markets, which is kinda like a flea market, and walked around; shopped a little. Then we went home and got ready to go to dinner with my Australian friend Anthony and his friend. Dinner was nice, we went to a place in Manly beach, basically right on the water.

Monday I went to class in the morning and we went to the pool for a little bit. Then we were supposed to go to a small rugby game, missed the first bus by like 2 minutes and decided to try and make it anyways. We got completely lost on the way there and once we finally made it we stepped out into the pouring rain and the game was already halfway over so we decided to go back home. It took us forever to find a bus that went home because I had never been in this part of town before so I didnt know how to get home, still raining by the way. There was this crazy lady that was on every bus we were on, even on the way home. It kinda creeped us out and we thought she was following us, because she would walk away in one direction and show up walking from the other direction haha.

Tuesday was the bridge climb! It was amazing! We walked around the city during the day before the climb and it was raining so we were soaked. We wanted to take a tour of the Opera House, but we couldn't even go inside without paying for a tour so we opted out of that and just looked at it from the outside. The climb was at night so we got to see the city lights and all the cars going by under the bridge. It was beautiful! It was actually raining while we were up there but you couldnt even tell because of all the lights. When we got home after the climb it was already 930pm so we made microwave chicken nuggets for dinner :)

Wednesday we went to feed the Kangaroos and the aquarium. It was pretty cool...the kangaroo feed was kinda lame but im glad mel got a chance to do it. Wednesday night we were a cute married couple and made dinner for each other. It was so funny! But very yummy. We went out in Epping that night which was fun and laid back...not too late of a night.

Thursday I had class all day so Melissa bummed around my apartment until we went to Darling Harbour for a nice dinner at this place called Adria, where Melissa could legally buy a drink :) Then the girls met up with us and we had a girls night out at Cargo Bar, but since it wasn't a busy night we just had a couple drinks and headed home before midnight.

Friday was finally sunny! so we got to go to the beach, where melissa turned into a lobster haha. We went to Manly with my friend Megan and hung out for a while, walked around the shops and took the ferry home. Friday night we went out in Coogee at this place called the Palace with my driector Dave. We was excited to meet Melissa and, since he has already met mom, wants us to come back when the weather is actually nice haha. Friday was a late night but super fun! The whole group came out with us and got to hang out with Melissa.

Saturday we made a big married couple breakfast of ghetto-looking waffles, eggs, and toast. Then I took Melissa to the airport and came back home to do homework. It was a super fun week! but pretty exhausting. Now Im back into my normal routine until Cairns, Bali, and Fiji for break this weekend! 

Mel's visit

Hey everyone! 

I know you are all aware that Melissa is visiting me this week and we are having an amazing time! It has been non-stop ever since she got here, which is why I haven't had time to post anything, but I will put up pictures after she leaves. I just wanted to make sure you didn't think we forgot you :)

The Bridge Climb has been my favorite so far...even though it was raining. It was amazing! All the lights and traffic on the bridge was epic. 

We are trying to go to the beach today, if the sun wants to come out haha. I will give a longer update tomorrow after she leaves but we miss you all!

Mid Semester Break

So we just booked a hotel in Bali tonight! It is getting more and more real that I am actually going there in 3 weeks! Im so excited! There are a bunch of tours that we are looking at that go to temples and monkey forests and cliffs...it is going to be the trip of a lifetime. (and I thought Australia was gonna chance my life :))

Melissa comes this weekend and I can't wait!! There is so much to do in so little time...but im sure we will manage to squeeze it all in. Im excited for the people in my program to meet her! and Im super excited for the bridge climb! We are going at night so the view of the lights of the city should be amazing!

Port Stephens/Josh's Birthday

Darling Harbour

Port Stephens, view from the top of a hill

Sandboarding

Jeep

This weekend we all went to Port Stephens to sandboard and dolphin watch! It was so fun...the dolphins came right up to the boat and just swam along with us just like in the movies! Sandboarding was fun too...Josh and John used the really fast board and totally ate sand at the bottom of the hill.

Last night we went out for Josh's birthday. First we went to the Warratah vs. Crusader rugby game...we lost :(. Then we went out to a bar called Retro Bar with Dave and it was so fun! They played 90's music the whole time and EVERYONE in the place was dancing and singing their heads off! They even played a little backstreet boys an spice girls for us!

I have a presentation in my psychology class this week so today is dedicated to research...gotta get some school work in there somewhere :)

Horse Races

The girls

At the really nice bar

Horse Races

Big Hats :)

The races were so fun! I got to wear a big hat and everything. We just hung out all day at the races and went into this big room with a bunch of screens to bet. You pick which person you want to go up and bet with and then watch the race on a big screen to see if your horse won. Some of the races got pretty intense...yelling and shouting was involved. I won $120 on a horse named Newport! 

After the races were over we went to this really classy bar since we were all still dress up. The drinks were really expensive but I felt like baller just sitting in that bar it was so nice! It was on the 36th floor of some hotel and all of the walls were glass so we could look out at the gorgeous view of the city. There were random fireworks that started going off when we were up there which was really cool. Although I have to admit that food everywhere was so expensive that we went to McDonalds on the way home haha...can't get away from it!

I miss you all and hope everything is going well!

Rugby

Hey guys! So I got to go to a rugby match last night...Queensland vs. New South Wales. It was intense! Those guys are brutal! One guy got knocked out and was lying on the ground face down not moving and the game kept going. The medics came out onto the field and were fixing him up and the game KEPT going! haha it was crazy! Then they finally had to force him off the field cuz when he came to he didn't want to stop playing! Crazy guys. Then we went out to some pubs nearby with Dave and his friends. It was super fun! My roommates came to the game too which was cool.

After we were done at the pubs we started walking to try to find the bus stop. We end up walking all over the place..stopped at a bar that was still open to have another drink...and ended up walking through an area worse than San Fran! haha sooo many gay people! We finally made it to the bus and got home...after getting Ogalos which is an amazing chicken sandwich place! I found my IN-N-OUT of Australia haha.

I finally have a set schedule of classes so now they are just getting started. I will need to start researching for papers soon but it is still the weekend :) I miss and love you all! 

Beach

I finally got to go to the beach this weekend! We went to Coogee for a bbq. We played a little cricket too! It was pretty fun! Then Manly the next day just because it was nice weather. It is a chore to get to the beach but very worth it...the weather was gorgeous this weekend! 

Me and Brittany went out in Coogee Saturday night with Dave (our director). It takes 2 buses to get there so we had to plan out when we needed to leave in order to catch both of the last buses. So we walk outside and the second to last bus is driving right past us down the street! We had to wait for the next one to the city which was another hour, and then we had to catch a cab home. It sucked! This bus schedule thing will need some getting used to haha.

I miss everyone! I hope everything is going well!