I have a day off work tomorrow so my mate has arranged a for us to go motorcycle riding. The plan is to head into the mountains and get a view of the city. It's been a while since I've been on a bike so I'm a bit nervous but am definitely looking forward to it.
A photo or two should follow...
Thursday, 23 June 2011
Friday, 17 June 2011
Exploring Night Photography...
We're taking lots of photos (only 1% of which are in focus!) but we're having a lot of fun. Here are some of my favs:
Wednesday, 8 June 2011
An English Experience...
Had a great night last night at 'The Pig And Whistle'- an English pub up in the mountains outside Melbourne. They sold Steak and Guinness pie and even had OLD SPECKLED HED, GUINNESS and HOBGOBLIN ON TAP! The Aussies aren't too into their ales so this was a real find. I've eaten at a few breweries and winers during my time in Australia, but it was so exciting to have some real English ale for a change.
Monday, 6 June 2011
Moving House...
Naomi, Jared and I moved house today.
It's not a permanent move, just three/four days. The house attached to ours is having asbestos removed from the roof so we have to run for the hills! So we've moved out to Naomi's parents house in the countryside. Her parents are currently on a trip in Europe and only Sam (Naomi's brother) is around. It's nice to have treats like a fireplace and bath, so we plan on living it up!
It's not a permanent move, just three/four days. The house attached to ours is having asbestos removed from the roof so we have to run for the hills! So we've moved out to Naomi's parents house in the countryside. Her parents are currently on a trip in Europe and only Sam (Naomi's brother) is around. It's nice to have treats like a fireplace and bath, so we plan on living it up!
Wednesday, 1 June 2011
More Aussie Animals...
We took a trip to Healesville Sanctuary last weekend in an effort to tick off more animals on my Aussia Animal List. Having already seen Kangaroos, Koalas, Possums, Wombats and Emus I still had a few to go- especially the deadly ones! Even though the platypus enclosure was closed, we still got to see a lot:
A Pleasant Surprise...
Thoughts of home have been at the forefront of my mind recently. I've been looking forward to little brother's wedding and have been making preparations for my return to school in Nottingham. I've had such a great time here in Australia but I know the dream can't last forever.
I was reminded recently of the fact that I should really be saving some money for all the various expenses involved in coming home. Up to this point the motivation to save was fuelled by the long list of sightseeing destinations on my list.
As I posted recently I’ve mainly been working at a child-care centre. It has been sooooo much fun but unfortunately doesn’t pay very well. So it was a nice surprise to get a phone call at the end of last week telling me that a school need me to work full time for the next five weeks! One of their staff has had to go help at another school and so there is a gap that needs to be filled. Perfect!
From a ‘pay’ point of view its fantastic, but it is a bit of a reality check- getting back into planning and assessment! I suppose it’s a step towards reality. The school is great and the staff have been so welcoming so hopefully the reality check wont be too bad.
Now I just have to go get my head around the Australian curriculum! Oh wait… THERE ISN’T ONE!!!!!!!
I was reminded recently of the fact that I should really be saving some money for all the various expenses involved in coming home. Up to this point the motivation to save was fuelled by the long list of sightseeing destinations on my list.
As I posted recently I’ve mainly been working at a child-care centre. It has been sooooo much fun but unfortunately doesn’t pay very well. So it was a nice surprise to get a phone call at the end of last week telling me that a school need me to work full time for the next five weeks! One of their staff has had to go help at another school and so there is a gap that needs to be filled. Perfect!
From a ‘pay’ point of view its fantastic, but it is a bit of a reality check- getting back into planning and assessment! I suppose it’s a step towards reality. The school is great and the staff have been so welcoming so hopefully the reality check wont be too bad.
Now I just have to go get my head around the Australian curriculum! Oh wait… THERE ISN’T ONE!!!!!!!
Saturday, 21 May 2011
The Working Bee
Today I took my favourite photo from my trip so far:
This is a picture of Naomi's dad, Rob. I took it during a working bee at their house today (hence the sweat running down his cheek and dripping from his nose). It was a fun day full of weeding and raking and shovelling etc.
We were all pretty pooped afterwards but spent the evening sitting round a campfire reading Australian poetry. Interestingly a lot of 'classic' Oz literature is better understood when read in an irish accent- due to the fact that it was written by irish immigrants. It starts to get strange when you mix the irish accent with talk of 'boiling billys' and 'roos' and other Aussie colloquialisms.
This is a picture of Naomi's dad, Rob. I took it during a working bee at their house today (hence the sweat running down his cheek and dripping from his nose). It was a fun day full of weeding and raking and shovelling etc.
We were all pretty pooped afterwards but spent the evening sitting round a campfire reading Australian poetry. Interestingly a lot of 'classic' Oz literature is better understood when read in an irish accent- due to the fact that it was written by irish immigrants. It starts to get strange when you mix the irish accent with talk of 'boiling billys' and 'roos' and other Aussie colloquialisms.
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I haven't had a blog update for a while cos life has simply consisted of work work work. School work has really slowed down this term, but thankfully the creche has needed me nearly everyday.
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