July 4th!
Well
, it's July 4th here in Aussie, but it's still July 3rd back home. muahahaha. Today I killed time walking around, including for a good 3-4 hours in Commonwealth Park. On my way back I stopped breifly at the National Gallery and looked at a few art exhibits. In the park I saw a p
air of ravens carrying sticks, so I guess they're going to start nesting soon. Spring is fast approacing! :) I saw a few new birds on my walk today, including 3 red wattlebirds (brown streaky birds with little red wattles, and a yellow patch on their bellies... long tails and similar proportions, but somewhat larger 
than a blue jay), 3 white-plumed honeyeaters (about oriole-sized, yellow-green with a white patch on the side of their neck/face. They like to hang upside down and drink from little flowers in this one bush), 3 New Holland honeyeaters (black and white and yellow all over), and 
a white-faced heron. I walkd about 3 miles or so all together, and stopped by the national gallery. There were some interesting displays of art at this gallery, altough not all of it piqued my interest.
I switched rooms in the hostel today. My window opens in this room, which is nice. The TV doesn't work though, which is kind of a bumm
er. The hostel is getting kinda old. I had to switch rooms because this big group of like 10- to 12-year-olds came in today, and they have enjoyed being loud and obnoxious all over the hostel.
I looked online at what it would cost to go to New Zealand. I might be able to get some pretty cheap/free housing if I ended up staying with Ed and Charlotte, and I could get a round-trip ticket from Aussie for $315. Not too bad. I'll have to see if it will work out for after the semester is over or not. It's definitely worth keeping in mind -- it's not every day I'll have the opportunity to visit New Zealand.
, it's July 4th here in Aussie, but it's still July 3rd back home. muahahaha. Today I killed time walking around, including for a good 3-4 hours in Commonwealth Park. On my way back I stopped breifly at the National Gallery and looked at a few art exhibits. In the park I saw a p
air of ravens carrying sticks, so I guess they're going to start nesting soon. Spring is fast approacing! :) I saw a few new birds on my walk today, including 3 red wattlebirds (brown streaky birds with little red wattles, and a yellow patch on their bellies... long tails and similar proportions, but somewhat larger 
than a blue jay), 3 white-plumed honeyeaters (about oriole-sized, yellow-green with a white patch on the side of their neck/face. They like to hang upside down and drink from little flowers in this one bush), 3 New Holland honeyeaters (black and white and yellow all over), and 
a white-faced heron. I walkd about 3 miles or so all together, and stopped by the national gallery. There were some interesting displays of art at this gallery, altough not all of it piqued my interest.I switched rooms in the hostel today. My window opens in this room, which is nice. The TV doesn't work though, which is kind of a bumm
er. The hostel is getting kinda old. I had to switch rooms because this big group of like 10- to 12-year-olds came in today, and they have enjoyed being loud and obnoxious all over the hostel.I looked online at what it would cost to go to New Zealand. I might be able to get some pretty cheap/free housing if I ended up staying with Ed and Charlotte, and I could get a round-trip ticket from Aussie for $315. Not too bad. I'll have to see if it will work out for after the semester is over or not. It's definitely worth keeping in mind -- it's not every day I'll have the opportunity to visit New Zealand.
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