July 9
Not too 
much happened this morning. I noticed today that the masked lapwing was still on the roof outside, in the same spot. I decided that was kinda of peculiar and wondered if there was any chance it was nesting there, and incubating eggs. So I did some reasearching using Google, and lo and behold, masked lapwings are known to nest in "inconvenient" places in suburban areas, including parking lots, lawns, and even rooftops. So it seems like I might be watching a pair of masked lapwings trying to start a family on the ro
of! I wonder how, or if they babies will be able to get down if they hatch? I guess I'll just have to find out first-hand.
This afternoon I felt like I needed to be active, so I got up and went outside for a walk. I walked down a couple of streets from my dorm that I hadn't been down before. They ended up going by a couple of office buildings, a fitness center, and then the Belconnen bus interchange (handy knowing where that is) and back to the mall. I went into mall breifly to price battery chargers. I p
lugged my battery charger in today and didn't notice the little writing that said something about 12 watts. I guess this converter didn't convert Aussie electricity to 12 watts, because my battery charger stopped working only a few moments after I plugged it in -- I'm pretty sure I fried the sucker. To remedy the situation I am either going to have to buy extremely expensive alkaline batteries to power my camera, or I'll have to buy an extremely expensive battery charger instead. The new battery charger would be cheaper in the long run, even though it's an expense up front that I don't really feel like paying. I was able to find a 16-hour charger with 2 batteries for $20. But batteries don't last 16 hours in my camera, and it takes 4 batteries, so I should probly go with something a little bit farther up the scale than that. It will cost me about $40 (Australian) to get a cheaper new battery charger that comes with 4 new batteries. I didn't buy it today though -- I wanted to 
shop around a little more first, and the mall closes at 4:00 on Sunday.
On the way back fom the mall I took a few pictures. I decided to get a couple of pictures with me in them this time. I also took another picture of a little pied cormorant that was being photogenic.
This evening I went to a dinner on campus for the new students that have arrived for this semester. I sat down at the only table they had, and pulled up a chair. When one girl asked me where I was from, I said "USA" because that's what I'm used to saying. Then she said that she thought just about everyone at the table was, and we got to talking about the different states we were from. It turns out the four other students I ended up talkin
g to the rest of my meal were all Americans: two were from San Diego, one was from North Carolina, and one was from Colorado. It was kinda fun talking to some more Americans about what their experiences with the lingo, accents, customs, weather, etc. were. It was also kind of weird to be talking to a group of Americans and think to youself "I'm talking to a group of international students". I met one Mexican student and another new Aussie student also, and I talked indirectly to a few other Americans. Tomorrow's orientation events begin at 9:00am and I'm sure I'll meet plenty of other students from America and other countries.
much happened this morning. I noticed today that the masked lapwing was still on the roof outside, in the same spot. I decided that was kinda of peculiar and wondered if there was any chance it was nesting there, and incubating eggs. So I did some reasearching using Google, and lo and behold, masked lapwings are known to nest in "inconvenient" places in suburban areas, including parking lots, lawns, and even rooftops. So it seems like I might be watching a pair of masked lapwings trying to start a family on the ro
of! I wonder how, or if they babies will be able to get down if they hatch? I guess I'll just have to find out first-hand.This afternoon I felt like I needed to be active, so I got up and went outside for a walk. I walked down a couple of streets from my dorm that I hadn't been down before. They ended up going by a couple of office buildings, a fitness center, and then the Belconnen bus interchange (handy knowing where that is) and back to the mall. I went into mall breifly to price battery chargers. I p
lugged my battery charger in today and didn't notice the little writing that said something about 12 watts. I guess this converter didn't convert Aussie electricity to 12 watts, because my battery charger stopped working only a few moments after I plugged it in -- I'm pretty sure I fried the sucker. To remedy the situation I am either going to have to buy extremely expensive alkaline batteries to power my camera, or I'll have to buy an extremely expensive battery charger instead. The new battery charger would be cheaper in the long run, even though it's an expense up front that I don't really feel like paying. I was able to find a 16-hour charger with 2 batteries for $20. But batteries don't last 16 hours in my camera, and it takes 4 batteries, so I should probly go with something a little bit farther up the scale than that. It will cost me about $40 (Australian) to get a cheaper new battery charger that comes with 4 new batteries. I didn't buy it today though -- I wanted to 
shop around a little more first, and the mall closes at 4:00 on Sunday.On the way back fom the mall I took a few pictures. I decided to get a couple of pictures with me in them this time. I also took another picture of a little pied cormorant that was being photogenic.
This evening I went to a dinner on campus for the new students that have arrived for this semester. I sat down at the only table they had, and pulled up a chair. When one girl asked me where I was from, I said "USA" because that's what I'm used to saying. Then she said that she thought just about everyone at the table was, and we got to talking about the different states we were from. It turns out the four other students I ended up talkin
g to the rest of my meal were all Americans: two were from San Diego, one was from North Carolina, and one was from Colorado. It was kinda fun talking to some more Americans about what their experiences with the lingo, accents, customs, weather, etc. were. It was also kind of weird to be talking to a group of Americans and think to youself "I'm talking to a group of international students". I met one Mexican student and another new Aussie student also, and I talked indirectly to a few other Americans. Tomorrow's orientation events begin at 9:00am and I'm sure I'll meet plenty of other students from America and other countries.
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