We stayed with Stu, childhood buddy from Blackwood, at his cool funky house in Richmond. tomorrow - We take off on our Road Trip with our german friend Carolina.  We met her in Byron and will travel the Great Ocean Road to Adelaide, then up the middle into the great interior - The Outback! and then up to Darwin.  things to look up: Rod...

Well a week has past and I'm still a jobless wonder but staying at Emma's has decreased the constant cash flow so I think I'll be alright.  Every place I apply to states the same thing!  "Right now we're really slow because of the holidays but near the end of Jan we should be picking up"  I'm just going to wait till I'm ...

Friday Ok. I am such a big baby! I have already cried today twice for no apparent reason. It must be that time of month creeping up on me. I don't know whats wrong with me. They are obviously extremely happy tears but they come out of nowhere. Today I left the nunery hostel because we found a flat. I was walking through the park by myself with m...

I have bought a ticket and a suitcase! The Browns - those extremely generous friends from long ago Monash days who have invited me along with them - are having farewell drinks. They are heading off to the World Cup cricket in the West Indies in the next few days. I am researching a new camera and would rather stay home doing BAS forms or watchin...

Sometimes you get a day when just being at the right place at the right time adds to the experience. I took a wander down to the MCG as they do stadium tours and outside was a small crowd and an orchestra. There was a ceremony taking place for the unveiling of the 10th and final statue commemorating Victoria's sporting legends. This one was for ...

Well as of yesterday, I have booked my flight to London! It will depart Melbourne airport this sunday night at 11pm, fly via Hong Kong, and arrive in England at midday on Monday afternoon. Im gettin excited now, for better and worse. Looking forward to this trip, but extremely nervous about it all. Ill have to book my accomodation and pack over ...

Well, I'm actually in Sydney now, but this is about leaving Melbourne. I am not usually a teary girl, but the man sitting next to me on the plane this morning wouldn't have realized that. I was a bit gutted to leave (in Oz, they seem not to like to show too much excitement about things other than sport, so if one uses a word implying overt emoti...

First Day in Melbourne, unforgettable. We arrived in our backpacker and we discover a very old building, with bags everywhere, an incredible mess. Then we went for a walk in the city and we discovered how beautiful this city is and how fast the weather can change.

The 2005 Templestowe College Community Challenge in Cambodia A group of nine Year 10 students accompanied by Mr Minko and Julie Ramsay will be visiting Cambodia during the September term break. The students will be building relationships with children and young people who are land mine survivors at the Lavalla School for Handicap Children as wel...