Okay so I just got back from getting my new Telstra Voucher for the phone. I decided to go over to the Post office after that instead of tomorrow to pick up my packet (YAY new camera & my hat). Either way, right after I step into my apartment door, the sky gets dark and 5 minutes later it is POURING rain, thunder and lightning and it went crazy. I love it! Now it is slowly clearing up and I am waiting for the rain to stop so I can walk around and take some photos. I edited these two pictures yesterday I took of the neighboring houses (see below) and I really had fun editing them so I think I am gonna go out and shoot some more pictures of houses and the places around here. It’s really cool cause a lot of homes have this weird decoration border thingie by their front porch. I will photograph it to explain better.
Other than that, I was going to go to this Networking Party put on by XING tonight. Depending on the weather though. If it doesn’t stop raining I am staying in. But, I am gonna stay positive and am thinking I will be alright.
It’s super humid here today (hence the thunderstorm) and if you go outside you start sweating like a pig within 2 min. Not smart for walking around everywhere. As a result, Raquel, cancelled meeting up. She is a fashion designer and we want to meet up and maybe to a couple shoots =) I am excited.
BUT now for the most important part of this entry…. I BOOKED MY OUTBACK TRIP! Yay. I am so excited. I was bouncing around in my chair yesterday at 3 am when I booked this. Here is the itinerary:
Dec 10: Fly from Melbourne to Alice Springs via Tiger Airways
Spend Night at Hostel
Dec 11-13: 3 day rock tour. I cannot wait for this. I get to go see Uluru, King’s Canyon and a bunch of other stuff.
This is copied from the website:
“Day 1: Kings Canyon (Meals – L, D)
You will be picked up from your accommodation at 6:00am, first destination Kings Canyon. Enjoy a guided 3 hour hike through the sandstone domes of the Lost City. Visit the many Amphitheaters, North & South Walls and have a swim in the Garden of Eden. Next stop, Curtin Springswhere we set up our bush camp. Your guide will prepare a healthy camp-oven dinner. Relax around the fire then curl up in your cozy swag under a million stars.

Day 2: Kata Tjuta & Uluru Sunset (Meals – B, L, D)
Feel the spiritual significance on your guided walk through to the Valley of the Winds at Kata Tjuta. Be shown bush tucker along the hike before heading to the Aboriginal Cultural Centre in the afternoon where you can listen to tales from the ‘Tjukurpa’ Dreamtime. We spend the evening enjoying dinner at the spectacular Sunset over Uluru. Witness the awesome sight of Uluru changing colour. We spend this night at the Ayers Rock Campground with toilets and showers.

Day 3: Uluru Sunrise (Meals – B,L)
Take in a memorable Uluru Sunrise over the World’s Largest Rock. You then have time to complete an optional Uluru Climb or guided Uluru Base Walk around Uluru. You will see beautiful sites such as the Mala Walk, Mutijulu Waterhole and Aboriginal Cave Paintings. We stop on the way home for an optional Camel Ride at the Camel Farm. You will arrive back in Alice Springs at approximately 5:30pm. Back to civilization, get cleaned up and we meet later with your Guide for dinner and a couple of beers in an The Rock Bar.”
On the 13th I am spending another night at the hostel
Dec 14: Greyhound to Adelaide
Get there in the morning on the 15th. Explore Adelaide for the day
Dec 15th: Greyhound to Melbourne. Get there at 6:45 am the following day!

I am SOOOOO excited I can’t even wait. It’s going to so amazing. There is this place in Alice Springs I want to go to thats a Kangaroo Rescue Center. You get to hold baby kangaroos and play with them! I am doing it! Expect a bunch of photos. Apparently Telstra is the only one getting service out there too so if I do have a bit of Service I will post a photo

Keep smiling! I am so stoked
Cheers

So after sleeping all of yesterday away because of a “nap” (I woke up at 8pm) I decided I should go out and do stuff today. I found out that the museums are free for students so throughout the next couple days I am going to go see the Melbourne Museum and the Immigration Museum. Today I went to the ScienceWorks museum. It’s kind of like OMSI. It has an IMAX and planetarium and then all this stuff you get to play with =) I went and saw this show in the planetarium about climate and then this guy showed the stars and planets that you can see tonight (if it was clear).
Afterwards I took the train back to the city, hopped on the tram and went to Carlton Gardens, Fitzroy Gardens and saw some cool old building. I don’t remember what it was but I gotta look it up. I think it’s part of Parliament. It was really hot and so it was nice to walk through Fitzroy Garden where it was shaded. Everyone always sits under the trees and sleeps in the shade I walked past Cook’s Cottage and took a photo from the outside. I think it costs money to get in and I didn’t want to pay. There were too many people.
Then after I was so tired and sweaty that I went home to shower. While waiting on the tram, my feet felt like they were burning off. The sun here is pretty harsh. But it’s nice that it’s not raining anymore. And with the wind even I can handle most of the hot sun
Since my internet is super slow for some dumb reason, I won’t upload photos till I get to the city. It says it’s gonna rain tomorrow but the weather constantly changes so I might go upload tomorrow. I really royally hate the internet here. The australians need to catch up about that. I think that’s the only thing so far that I can’t stand =)

I got my new John Mayer CD! It’s amazing! I can’t stop listening to it =)
Keep Smiling