Archive for the 'Australia' Category

Goodbye Melbourne

Sunday, June 18th, 2006

I realize it’s been a bit quiet on this blog lately. Let met assure you that this is not due to a lack of interesting experiences or things to blog about. On the contrary, I still have a fair number of blog posts lying around on my desktop which are only half-finished. I’m such a […]

Towel Day

Friday, May 26th, 2006

Happy towel day from Melbourne, Australia!

The Dinner Club

Monday, May 22nd, 2006

Shortly after my arrival in Melbourne, over three months ago by now, a group of international students decided to form The Dinner Club. The idea behind it: every week, one of us prepares and hosts a dinner at her or his place. From sushi to Mexican tortillas to British custard… we’ve shared it all. Without […]

Bushwalking

Sunday, May 14th, 2006

One week ago I went on a three day bushwalking experience, which was the second and last fieldtrip of my subject Education in Natural Landscapes. Several hours away from any form of civilization, armed with a heavy backpack that contained a map, flashlight, a set of spare clothes, sleeping bag, tent, stove, pots & pans […]

Water Weekends

Sunday, April 16th, 2006

The past weekends have been great fun. Deciding to make use of the last few beautiful days - yes it is slowly becoming autumn here - me and a group of friends headed for the beach on Saturday (four(?) weeks ago). We called upon an Aussie friend with a car and we were off. Music […]