I’m sorry it’s been so long since I’ve last posted on my blog. This past month has been incredibly hectic for me, and a reminder that I’m not just here in Australia for fun and games. School kicked into high gear, with many mid-semester assignments, projects, and essays that took up most of my time. My major group design project in particular was massive. As a group we had to design a gearbox for a wind turbine, and you wouldn’t believe how complicated such a design could be! The final report ended up being over 70 pages long, and we spent a few nights working together at the university late until past midnight!
I also wrote a 1500-word essay about what I think of as a fascinating topic: the legend of Anzac. During the Great War Australia fought on the front lines at Gallipoli in Turkey, pretty much because of their imperialist ties with Britain. The Battle of Gallipoli was a complete military failure, with huge losses of life on the Aussie side. Strangely enough, Anzac Day is highly celebrated in Australia, since it apparently symbolises nationalistic values of mateship, strength and courage. I thought that such a celebration was no longer significant and discussed the reasons why in my essay. I haven’t written a university-level essay before (being an engineer), and it was quite tough, but I’ve learned a lot in the process. (Kudos to Kelly!)
I’ve still been having a great time here, even though the partying and exploring has calmed a bit. The Cat Empire concert was incredible and one of my favourite nights so far. This invigorating and unique group has become one of my new favourite bands! My first attempt at Paintball was exhilarating, and not as painful as many people claim it to be (although I still have a slight bruise from a nasty shot to my leg!) Nothing feels more satisfying than sniping someone in the face from over 20m away :P
I have made so many amazing friends while I’m here, and I’m trying hard not to think about what it would be like to part with them months from now. We’ve done so much together; movies, dinners, deep conversations about life, bar-hopping, music practice, sight-seeing... And of course dancing! I’ve never been much of a dancer, but living here in Melbourne has certainly helped me break of out of my shell, and I’ve had a great time on many a night.
Now I can finally relax a little, because it just so happens to be SPRING BREAK! Even better, the break will be two weeks long, and I’m actually headed to the east coast tomorrow. My itinerary basically includes a trip from Brisbane to Cairns, with stops along the way such as Rainbow Beach, Fraser Island, a cattle station at Kroombit, Arlie Beach and sailing in the Whitsundays, Magnetic Island, and of course the Great Barrier Reef. I’m very excited for this latest adventure, and I’m sure I’ll have many stories to tell and pictures to post! I just hope the weather will improve, as of now it looks like we can expect warm weather but rain all week... We’ll see what happens!
I’ll try to keep up to date with what’s happening as we travel, stay tuned!!!
Cheers,
Sean
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