Mood:  happy

Hey everyone!

Okay so I realize I haven’t updated the blog in ..well a very long time so here’s what’s been happening as of late:

I'm FINALLY done my prac! Wooot! Four long long weeks of hard work. I ended up doing some really awesome stuff with them including making healthy food superheros We discussed aspects that make a superhero and started with an apple and then added things with their suggestions. We did this again with the evil Chocolate Chump as one of the kids named him . I then showed them the examples Nate drew for my class. They loved them. (Pics:   http://s636.photobucket.com/albums/uu81/mcawesome-in-aussie/Classroom/ ) My final report was really good too so it all worked out for the best. The kids were sad to see me go but I've made them a promise to come back once a week to visit and teach. Plus its good practise for me without the pressure of being marked.  On my final day  (oct 30) I did a big presentation for the kids on Halloween. If your wondering why its because they don’t celebrate it here. I didn’t dress up but Nate decided to for his prac – he went as Canadian Man LOL it looked awesome actually. Speaking of Halloween, Nate and I decided to go out with some of his Canadian friends which turned out to be a bust so we ended up bailing early and heading home but not before taking some random photos at KGS. J Pics of Halloween : http://s636.photobucket.com/albums/uu81/mcawesome-in-aussie/Halloween/

A few weeks ago nate and I heard about the new opening of King George square so we went to check it out. Not gunna lie we went cuz they were giving free food LOL what can I say we’re starving students :P it ended up being really awesome! Their were some drummers and circus ppls. We watched the drummers for a bit and I got a few videos of them – they don’t really do them justice but still pretty cool. Also pretty sweet was when they did the hour long show where every native tribe from Australia came out and preformed their tribal dances while they sang / played the Didgeridoo. It was awesome to see them all dressed in their tribal outfits. It was also neat to see the differences among the outfits and dances.  Wat was not cool was the sunburn I received while watching the natives. Not impressed face. Pics and Videos:  http://s636.photobucket.com/albums/uu81/mcawesome-in-aussie/KGS%20opening/

On an exciting note – if you havnt already heard – I got a new haircut! Its much cooler considering the crazy hot weather were having here. Haircut pics: http://s636.photobucket.com/albums/uu81/mcawesome-in-aussie/haircut/

Speaking of, the weather here has been really crazy. We’ve hit the highest temps in Brisbane in 9 yrs for the month of Nov. Just today it was 38 and extremely humid. My friend described it perfectly when she said its like someone blowing a blow-dryer in your face. Add that to the fact that the sun is much stronger here then what I'm used to and it gets pretty crazy.  As I'm writing this I can currently hear thunder so I'm assuming the heat and humidity are causing a storm that should be hitting fairly soon. – Gah news just said theirs a storm warning in effect – big storm with strong winds and large hail. How you  can have hail when its this hot I do not know.... if it does hail ill be sure to take pics.

Along with this heat come of course the crazy amount of weird bugs and animals that seem to be everywhere here. Such as when I went to do the dishes just to see a large spider there (I named him 6 legged Mel since hes missing 2 legs..), a large lizard that I was told is a water monitor, barking geckos everywhere outside, and an insane amount of houseflies. I've never seen so many houseflies in one spot before but they’re everywhere.  Here are some pics of the different animals I've encountered lately (including a beautiful white horse we saw out one day and I thought of Jen and took pics so she could see lol) : http://s636.photobucket.com/albums/uu81/mcawesome-in-aussie/Animals%20and%20Such/

Lastly the other night Nate and I decided to have a date night and go out to dinner and then to see the new 2012 movie. Had a blast that night, movie turned out to be really good. It had alot of potential  to be better but I cant complain. Coolest part of the night  had to be that the theatre has a liquor license and therefore a full bar along with the popcorn at the concession stand. Pretty sweet actually.  Heres some pics: http://s636.photobucket.com/albums/uu81/mcawesome-in-aussie/Movie%20Night/

Well I think thats it for now. I promise to update more often now that things have settled down. And ill write tomorrow and give an update on the storm that is now shaking the house.....