For some reason Blogspot on this computer is in.... possibly Japanese???

My weekend in Sydney was absolutely amazing. Shilton was a wonderful host/tour guide and managed to show me the major attractions in the course of a day and a half. She will hopefully be coming down to Melbourne for my 21st at Perseverance with a few of her friends so that I can return the favour by letting her sleep on my floor :) We both came to the realization at the end of my visit that we should definitely hang out when we get back to Bryn Mawr. Sunday was the most random day- there was some cultural festival so there were crazy Asian events everywhere (like sychronized knife chopping). We saw the Opera House, Darling Harbour, the Rocks, the Botanical Gardens, took a ferry to Manly Beach, had breakfast/cocktails in Newtown, and had a farewell gathering of goon and tim tams on top of the International House. It was really an amazing trip and I'm looking forward to going back to Sydney and staying with Rafal, whom I actually got to have lunch with while I was in town as well. Overall, first half of my crazy impromtu break was good.

Currently I'm sitting in an internet cafe in glorious Salamanca place in Hobart, Tasmania. Despite having to wake up at 5:30 this morning after going to bed at 3, I am functioning surprisingly well. I had no trouble getting to the airport and slept for the entirety of my two hour flight. When we landed I was greeted by an expansive panoramic view of green mountains and blue sky filled with puffy clouds. It's breathtaking here, although in a completely different way from Sydney. Today I'm mostly wandering around Hobart taking pictures and doing touristy things. There are a lot of really good art galleries and museums, so there is a lot of stuff to look at for free (and I like free after spending heaps of money in Sydney). Tomorrow I'm off on another crazy bus trip up the coast, although I doubt it will be as insane as my time with Team the Best. But we'll see. Anyway, I should probably end this since I'm paying a dollar for every ten minutes (and I'm distracted because the guy running this place is rather attractive).

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