Parents

I have the best parents.
I love them lots.
- Suz

Australian Wildlife Feild Trip

The second week of my semester break I went on a field trip with my Australian Wildlife class to Barambah Environmental Centre in Wrattan National Park

There we spent 5 days and 4 nights Camera Trapping, Small Mammal Trapping, Birdwatching, and Spotlighting.

We saw lots of wildlife including a Koala and it was nice to be with a bunch of biology nerds who take pictures of mushrooms like I do.

We also got fed very well! We ate a big breakfast at 8 followed by morning tea of biscuits or something of the sort at 10:30 lunch at 12:30, afternoon tea of biscuits again between 2 and 3 and dinner at 6:30! I ate enough for two weeks!

The picture is of a red bellied snake, which as a very poisonous. It was only a little one that was meandering through the camp.

-Suz

Cairns

Me and my friends Anika and Viola went to Cairns of the midsemester break to see the Great Barrier Reef and Cairns.

The first two days we spent around the city of Cairns.

On Tuesday we went snorkeling in the great barrier reef.

Wednesday I went on a tour and saw two fantastic waterfalls, including the one picture above which is also featured in Herbal Essence commercials, hence the emphasis on the hair. I also saw a platypus and finally tried lamgintons.

Thursday we went to Kuranda, a village in the rainforest, or better known as a tourist trap. Quite disappointing, except for a awesome little flying fox sanctuary.

Friday we went the a farmers market and saw lots and lots of fresh tropical fruit and I tried a Star Apple.

Saturday, we hunted and gathered for food with an aboriginal guide and went on a unsuccessful crocodile hunting cruise on the daintree river.

I didn't get into the Daintree Rainforest like I would have liked. Its tough to get around when you don't have a car and can't rent one.

All in All, I liked Cairns and getting out of Sippy Downs

"Going to the woods, is going home" - John Muir

I've been homesick this past week. Not too bad, but homesick nonetheless.

I went for a trip into Buderim, A town the bus often goes through to get to Mooloolaba (The Beach!). Anyway, I heard there was a waterfall and rainforest there

Using my sense of direction (which despite what many of you might think, is actually rather good) and found the Buderim Forest Park with a very nice waterfall. I took a nice walk, but by the end it was overcast and really really muggy. I felt back home in Lancaster on those nasty August days.

By the time I made it to town, it was beginning to rain. So I did some windowshopping, got an iced chocolate and headed back to uni.

However the walk from the bus stop back to my Apartment I got soaked! And when I went to open my door I discovered that over the course of my morning my key had bent really badly and was unusable. Luckily, they had a spare of the office.

What a great morning!

Today also marks the begining of the Midsemester Break, and I'm of to Cairns for a week with my friends Anika and Viola.

Lots of Love,
-Suz

Sick

I've got laryngitis, which is partly (or mainly) my fault for trying to do to much.
But I climbed Tibrogargan, one of the Glass House Mountains, Which I found out are the remnants of a eroded volcano. It was basically a wall of rock all the way up, and and I mainly slid on my butt the way back down. An Amazing climb! I have never done anything like it but it left me exhausted.

Life

The past couple of weeks have simply been a blur of hanging out with people, classes, and the mundane things of life.

While that might not sound so exotic or exciting for a semester in a foreign country, I'm enjoying it thoroughly. :-D

However, speaking of exotic and exciting, I went on a trip a couple weekends ago to Noosa National Park, where we stumbled upon a nude beach, and a koala.

As Always,
I send my Love,
-Suz

Half Birthday

I happened to notice that to day is my half birthday.

I have yet to do a lot of traveling (I need to work on that!) But I'm really enjoying this new life of mine. I've met lots of beautiful people and am eating delicious food.

Today I went and bought a bike! Which brings a wonderful sense of freedom and adventure with it.