Everyday Adventures

Sorry I haven't updated this in a while! It's just that school is in full swing and I haven't really had much of a chance to travel around, although that doesn't mean I've just been sitting in my room doing nothing! I am very involved in the activities that Uni Hall puts on, and I typically go out on the weekends and I am working hard in school. Today we went out to survey a possible site for studying garden skinks in my research class, and it is a beautiful area that I will share pictures of at a later date. As it stands, I haven't been posting much because most of my pictures are simply of me and a bunch of people that none of you know, and in a lot of them I'm not looking, well, my best.


The above picture was taken on a pub crawl for all of the Adelaide universities. The Hall has its own pub crawl in October. It was a lot of fun, there was much dancing, and we got to see some of North Adelaide. The picture below was taken before our first formal dinner, which had an 'International' theme. I had nothing to wear, so one of my friends came over and dressed me up. I had no real nationality, I suppose I could have said I was 'beachy'?

ANYWAY, you are probably more interested in Australia itself than in my social life. I don't have too many pictures of the city of Adelaide, which I hope to remedy this week. My classes end at 12 on Tuesday and at 11 on Wednesday, and I have no classes on Monday or Friday. This makes going to the beach or to the city very easy, and I have been to both many times now. Adelaide is a great city; it's not too busy but it has a lot of charm. There are parks everywhere, and although I haven't been yet, the botanic gardens are supposed to be amazing. I plan on going this Friday (they have free tours at 10 AM and I haven't been bothered to get up that early on a Friday yet). So plan on having more pictures from the city soon!

The main street, King William Street, starts at Victoria Square. Unfortunately, this street is currently under a lot of construction which can make it a pain coming in by bus sometimes.

The big shopping street is known as Rundle Mall. This is a pedestrian zone lined with shops and booths. One of the best things about Rundle is the bronze pig statues. I can't help but become five years old whenever I see them. All of the pigs have names. I forget the name of this one, but there is one named Olivia who is eating out of a trash can.

This pig that me and my friend So Xi are riding is named Truffles! So Xi (pronounced 'Suzie') is helping me feel better about my tendency to act like a small child.

Travel ten minutes from Flinders campus and you end up in Glenelg, a fun little beachside suburb and palindrome. I went last Friday, as the weather is finally starting to warm up! This is Jetty Street, the main street. There are shops all up and down and it definitely has a real laid-back and beachy vibe to it.



This fountain randomly shoots water up to different heights at random times. It reminded me very much of Aspen! Also, you can see the Dublin in the background. As the ad suggests, they have live music every Sunday. They also have pretty good food for a pub, and it's not too expensive. I have a friend who likes to go there every weekend and sit on the balcony. You can listen to the music and look out at the ocean while having dinner.


And here is the jetty for which Jetty Street is named!


Although it is still technically winter, the water was warm enough that some people were swimming. I cannot WAIT for the summer! There are miles and miles of beach that are similar to this; as you move around you can find beaches that are also good for boogy boarding or surfing.


I see some pretty amazing sunsets from my window, but I haven't been able to get too many pictures of them. Hopefully this will change in the future now that I am more settled in. I liked this one because in the areas where it was raining the clouds had turned bright pink.

Here you can see the city of Adelaide as I see it from my window.


So that's pretty much it. I've been very busy, going out and having dinner with friends, going to the movies, dancing, doing schoolwork, going to sports events for our Hall (we are the Flinders Uni Hall Sharks, and I included a picture of the girl's soccer team playing last Sunday. We won and were awesome. It was also a gorgeous day, and was made better by the fact that we were sitting in the sun watching our friends play soccer and there were parrots flying around. How crazy and awesome is that?) I will post more pictures of the city itself and spare you the details of my social life soon. This ended up being longer than I intended!