I haven’t yet planned any accommodation for when I land in Auckland but I do know that I want to do as much of the adventure sports as I can while I’m on the north island cuz it seems that’s what you do on there. One of the housemates, Ursula, has already been there and […]
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Hello Mona!
by Bertha on 20. Sep, 2005 in Australia 2005
Mona has just arrived from Edmonton for the start of her 1 year Working Holiday! For those of you who may not know who she is, she was the new person who came and hung out with us at my going away party. I’ll be showing her a few things I’ve discovered while I was […]
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Houseparty @ 85 Albion Street
by Bertha on 18. Sep, 2005 in Australia 2005
Michael, the Virginian, declared a houseparty at our house on Sat Night and the housemates decided after starting at the house we would go to the bar or club to dance. On the day of you house party we found out that Michael hadn’t called his friends but the house was still planning on going […]
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Some more Pics
by Bertha on 16. Sep, 2005 in Australia 2005, Pictures
I finally got Connor to give me these pictures of us at walking around the Rocks. Connor is on the left and Arne is on the right. I like this pic of the boys My room What’s the other kind called? There must be one called Average or Just….
Overtime
by Bertha on 16. Sep, 2005 in Australia 2005
I’ve been working at the University of Technology at Sydney (UTS Insearch) for the past few days in the Marketing department. They are creating coursebooks for their english as a second language couse and we have to enter the instructors notes in the proper format in the booklet template. It’s been fun. Way better than […]
Aussie perspective on Canada
by Bertha on 13. Sep, 2005 in Australia 2005
I spent the evening with Eddie’s third degree friend, Kathryn, who lives in Sydney. She was kind and sweet enough to walk with me across the harbour bridge even though she was still in her work clothes and didn’t have a jacket. I felt bad about it cuz ot the crazy amount of wind here. […]
Blue Mountain Pics
by Bertha on 12. Sep, 2005 in Australia 2005, Pictures
The Three Sisters @ Echo Point Wentworth Falls @ Princes’ Rock Eddie at King’s Tableland b’s close call! Thelma and Louise were here?
Come Together 2 @ Luna Park
by Bertha on 10. Sep, 2005 in Australia 2005
12 Hours of non-stop 100% Australian bands playing in one location on 3 stages. Done with standing room only venues or the band isn’t one you like? Head out for some carnival rides! This is the concept of the Come Together 2 Festival The 2 means it’s the second such event so far this year. […]
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Address in Australia
by Bertha on 10. Sep, 2005 in Australia 2005
I KNOW I posted an address if anyone wanted to mail me but I am too lazy to look for it in my logs so here it is again. Bertha Locked Bag 21 Royal Exchange
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Eddie & the Blue Mountains
by Bertha on 08. Sep, 2005 in Australia 2005
I met up with Eddie last night and we had dinner with Connor at the 5.00 steak place. Then this morning I got up at the insane time of6:30am so that I could catch the day trip to Blue Mountains with Eddie. The area is a World Heritage listed site. The mountains are pretty but […]
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