

Whale Watching & Camel Riding
Day 2: Port Stephens day trip to watch some whales aboard a luxurious catamaran in Nelson's Bay, and camel riding around the sand dunes...


The falcon has landed the coop!
Josh is here! After a long flight, and a crazy journey, Josh has finally touched down in Sydney. And since there's no American football...


Sydney Swans v. Geelong Cats
I finally had the opportunity to go to my first AFL game. AFL stands for Australian Football League, which is the major league for...


Tour, Trip, & Trade
My funny story this post comes from a trip I went on yesterday. We were winding through some curvy roads in a long van holding 21 people,...


A long fuse, short memory, thick skin, and big heart
I decided to head down to Coogee beach last week, just to spend the day and relax. I liked it so much, I've been back three or four times...


Saltwater Heart
When I flew to Melbourne a few weeks ago, I found a magazine in the back of the seat in front of me. It was the JetStar equivalent of any...


Jackie Chan was in my cocktail class!
I stood right next to him, in fact. The White House (which, funny enough, is the on-campus bar here at UNSW) is celebrating its third...


Waterproof Money
As any curious engineer might do, I performed an experiment while I was here. I learned that Australian money isn't made simply of paper...


Ideal Job
The pic today is from last weekend's rugby game, the New South Wales Waratahs v. the (New Zealand) Wellington Hurricanes. It was...


Melbin, Live
Melbin is just how Australians say "Melbourne" - you'll never hear the "our" at all, just like Worcester is somehow "Woosta." By that...