Excursion #1

Hey guys

Last Friday I had the chance to tag along with the Grade 2s and 3s for their excursion to Ceres Park.  Ceres Park is a community garden in Brunswick, Melbourne.  Leaving the school at 9am we arrived at the park roughly at 10:30.  As both classes had a small amount of children in them the giant bus had only about fifteen seats taken up all together out of about fifty two.  

Their excursion was for them to see and listen about native Australian plants and patterns in nature.  It was a very informative excursion with most of the kids enjoying it.  When we stopped for lunch, I headed off to the cafe there to buy myself lunch.  Can I just say that it was exactly what I expected for a community garden.  Pretty much all the food was vegan, home made and over priced.  The only thing that looked semi fulling and least expensive was a sausage roll.  Yes I know, how boring but man it tasted good hahaha.  I don't quite know what was in it but it tasted good as.  

All up with was a pretty relaxing day just listening and wondering around the gardens.  It was a pretty nice day as well which was a plus.  It was nice to get away from school and to get out of the routine, so I enjoyed it.

Laters xx  

Gold Medalist Right Here...jks

Hey guys

Today I took some kids into Melbourne Docklands to the ice skating rink.  I don't know about you but I absolutely love ice skating.  I've only done it a couple of times and every time I just fall in love with it even more.  It proved to be a struggle getting everyone organised and for them to stay together to get from point A, to point B then to point C.  But nether the less it was such a fun and tiring day for us all.  It was good to see most of them having a go and trying their hardest not to fall even if their legs looked like spaghetti.  But man, it was fun to watch them discover how much ice hurts when you crash into it.  

I love my brother but he seriously needs to learn how to focus a camera.  There were so many people at the rink today.  You had to be constantly watching where you were skating because there was tiny children and people falling over every where.  It was a tad dangerous at some points especially when little kids wouldn't look where they were going and cut you off.  This little girl did this to me and I ran straight into her cause she turned so suddenly and I wasn't expecting it.  I almost knocked her straight over.  

These are the only semi-nice photos from the own SD card...  I was obviously just moving too fast for the camera hence the blurriness :')

We also went and spent some time in Harbour Town doing some shopping and getting lunch/dinner before we came home.  I got two new pairs of flats and a pair of small high heeled ankle boots, for work of course ;)  

On the train home I was so stuffed.  MY feet were hurting from the ice skating and all the walking I had done.  But pain is temporary, memories are forever hahaha. Today was wicked fun and can't wait to do it again some time.

Good night xx

p.s. I'm kinda excited for camp (yeah I know, like what?)

Gap Assistant, what?

Hey people,

So on Saturday I said goodbye and jumped on a plane to Melbourne to officially start my gap year.  I arrived and was met at the baggage claim by the school’s driver who was holding a sign with my name… I know fancy :’)  I met another gap assistant from Japan, then we headed for the highway to Geelong. 

An hour later we arrived at the school and my housemate and two of the other gap assistants welcomed me.  They left me to unpack and get settled in while they watched Wild Child.  I then went on a tour around the school grounds and had a look inside some of the buildings.  Geezuz it was hot though.  The school is pretty much a little town.  Most of the staff lives on campus and they ride bikes around and to classes. 

The school is great; everyone is so friendly and welcoming and it has just a great vibe about the place. 

I’m a bit worried because I can be a homebody and I hope they don’t take offence at the fact that I just wanna sleep and hang out in my room, like I always do.  But I’m starting to get out and about more.  The school is big on involvement in everything so I have been doing so many different things.  It's actually really great at this school.  But the only thing that isn't great, is the weather... It is expected to get up to 40 degrees on Saturday and I am not looking forward to it at all! I am literally going to be hibernating in the freezer all weekend! 

 I'm still trying to wrap my head around the school times and where I have to be but it only been four days so it's okay.  I don't even know how I'm awake to be honest.  I've gotten up at 6:30 everyday and been doing so much stuff and then can't get to sleep until like 11/11:30.  What is wrong with me.  That is definitely not enough sleep for a normal person!  But I can see myself crashing sometime soon and just not wanting to get out of bed.  

Today I went and spent the day at the Early Learning Centre with the little three and four year olds.  They were so cute and little and I'm even surprised that I actually enjoyed my day!  There was this little girl named Charli, who would not leave my side and always wanted to play with me, argh it was so cute!  The gappie that came with me this morning to show me what to do told me how Charli was really shy and that it took her six weeks for her to talk to him.  So I was like okay then that cool but she was talking to me within the hour! I'm actually a child whisperer believe it nor not.   

I've actually had a really good week at my new job.  It's been so nice to meet everyone and get settled in.  I'm glad I'm here.  

Yep, bye.

An update on life

Hey guys,

So on Friday I was up at 4:30 in the morning to drive my brother to the airport and my sister to the bus depo.  As my brother goes to university in Melbourne and lives on campus he only flies back home when it's the longest holidays and when the uni is closed.  He is now in his second year studying History and Philosophy and weirdly loving it.  

Now that I'm moving to Geelong, which is only a hour away from Melbourne, we will get to see each other more and it will be cheeper.  

So my little sister was selected for the under 18 basketball country cup team that is held in Albury each year; she is only 15...  Anyway everyone is very proud of her and all her amazing sporting achievements.  So she was off on the bus to Devonport to catch the Spirit of Tasmania to Melbourne then they are to drive three hours to Albury.  Just take a moment to think about this for a second.  There are roughly 150 kids aged between 12 and 19 on a day sail on the boat then a three hour drive for them after a day of training .  I'm surprised no one has died of exhaustion or boredom.  

Also my friend Imogen has been staying with me since the 2nd.  I am so surprised she hasn't gotten sick of my bullshit and gone home already.  But anyway thanks bro!  It's been tough but we've gotten through this. 

I've got mixed emotions about moving to Geelong.  I'm happy that I'm leaving and meeting new people etc etc but I'm sad that I'm leaving my friends behind.  It's gonna be hard to adjust to life in Geelong without knowing anyone.  It's gonna be an awkward first few days. 

Anyway I'm logging off.

Bye bye xx  

WOW

Hey guys,

So wow, I have been so busy lately.  So I hope everyone is well relaxed and has been having a great holiday!

So my family and I went camping for a couple of days around christmas up at Waterhouse which is near Bridport on the North coast.  I wasn't too keen on camping but it actually was a lot of fun and it was good to get out of the house and away from the internet ;) It got up nearly 30 degrees where we were which is good considering it's Tasmania!  It was so good; no clouds and barely any wind.  On the first day after we set up, my little sister and I went for a walk to explore our surroundings.  Jordan and I found these massive sand dunes on the topside of the bushes along the hills.  It was the most random thing ever.  We climbed up the vertical wall of sand and tree roots to get to the top.  It was a struggle but the view was amazing!  We ended up exploring the sand dunes and this beach on the other side for two hours!  

My family had christmas day up at our camp site with eggs and bacon under the sun.  It was probably the best camping experience I've ever had (school camp was horrible!), but four days of camping was enough for me so I decided to come home on boxing day.

So since camping I got my nose pierced (!!), set up my new phone, had new years with my friends and visited other friends that live out of town.  It's been so crazy and it's hard to sum it up without going into too much detail because yeah you know why ;) My friends and I went out for dinner last Thursday and had an adventure that resulted in me only sleeping for an hour that night!  I'm not purposefully trying to be vague but I don't really wanna go into much detail about some of the events from the last couple of days haha sorry guys. 

I've been in contact with Geelong Grammar about my position as a gap assist lately in regards to when I'm moving over.  I was originally going to go in the 10th then the 20th then the 24th and now it has been pushed back to the 31st!  I'm actually so happy that I am leaving later because now I can see from friends that were originally away when I was going to leave.  So I couldn't be more happier and it also gives me more time to pack hahaha.

I was really sad (secretly still am) about the fact that I didn't go to falls.  I didn't go because I wasn't organised and one of the friends I wanted to go with was on crutches so she couldn't come with me.  So we cried (not really) on the phone together.  But this year is my year for Falls!  But instead I did my friends hair watched them get ready for going out.  I'm not 18 yet so I get to stay home and go on the internet while they go out.  Yay for me, not.  

It's been hard for me to let go of last year but now I think it can only get better!  So I hope everyone has been having a good year so far with no regrets and lots of good memories already!

Old friends and new adventures!

Hey hey!

So yesterday I went with some old school friends to the Christmas Hills Raspberry Farm for lunch.  But first, getting up at 7am this morning to get ready in time to get to town by 9 was a massive struggle.  Meg and I put our names down to volunteer some time with the Leukaemia Foundation to do christmas gift wrapping with Myer.  Having the bus be ten minutes late made me twenty minutes late wasn't a good start for today.  It didn't matter in the end because we didn't get any customers until the last half an hour, when three people all turned up at once with multiple things to have wrapped.  It was a hectic last stretch of our shift but we made it.  After being relieved of our positions we went and got something to eat and had a cute little morning tea break. 

For lunch I had one of their homemade beef burgers with a really thick fresh raspberry smoothie.  This burger was huge and the only way I could actually eat it was by cutting it up and eating it with a knife and fork.  After lunch we went into Deloraine for a look around and to plan where we were headed next.  Obviously there wasn't much to see and do in D-City so we to Liffey Falls for an adventure.       

So my friend, Amelia, her car is a tiny two door old thing.  So imagine that driving down a narrow gravel road that hugs the side of a mountain.  On the way down we were following an older couple that were going no faster than I could walk; just to be safe of course.  After finally parking at the top of the walking trails, we jumped out of the car to get to the toilets.  You can't go to Liffey Falls without going to the Big Tree, so that's were we then headed, on our one minute walk to the tree.  The fifty meter tall tree towers over it's surrounding neighbour trees with such beauty.  It was probably the third time I had seen the tree but it is still just as awesome as the first time.  

Anyway, off we then headed towards the actual falls bit in Liffey Falls.  The walk was a forty minute return trip so it would be nothing compared to our school's cross country course considering we were walking. Every five minutes or so Britt would have a little spasm due to the bugs attacking her causing her to scream, jump and throw her sunglasses.  It was quite funny to watch and it never got old.  After reaching the first look out, I decided to take a different path that would take me down on the the rocks next to the water.  It was cute, we did some climbing over logs and along the river bank and over rocks, we felt like adventurers.  

It was such a hot day and we managed to make ourselves even hotter by walking and climbing all over the Liffey Falls walking trails.  On the way home we stopped in D-City and got ice-cream and drove the long way home through the back country towns.  

That night Megan came and picked me up and we went and met up with a friend that was back in the state for a week after moving interstate. We met some friends of friends that we had heard about for a long time but had actually not met them yet, so that was nice.  All together it was a hectic, hot, fun and well spent day. 

Good Night xx

P.S.  I don't really intend to always post so late a night but it seems as of lately that I can only really concentrate very late at night.  I'm also trying to publish them as closely as I can to the day that it has actually happened, but as you can tell a lot of this has happened around the same time.  But thank you, whoever is reading this, for being patient. Lots of love and stay gold :)