So its the second week in April and its about that time where the projects and papers that I've procrastinated throughout the semester are starting to pile up. I have to do a 2000 word paper for my Contemporary Australia class, and go on two mini trips for it, then do a presentation for it on entertainment in Australia (the show Neighbours = horrid). Then I have still do 40 some sketches for my drawing course, a bunch of paintings and a visual diary for Painting, and catch up on my lectures and go to a concert and write 1000 words on a review for my American Music class. Sigh. Too much work, not enough play time.

All I want to do is go shopping, since the shopping here is nothing less than fantastic, and travel. I have Senoritus, or Study Abroaditus, I don't want to be in class. 

I also don't want my roomates to continously stare at me whenever I cook dinner. I find it annoying. I understand that they are from Hong Kong and Malaysia and make different food, but I really prefer to cook alone, its kind of like a way of relaxing for me. Speaking of which, this week we are having an international food pot luck in our dorm.  In my apartment actually, because our roommate Neero is the RA. It'll be fun, and nice to try some authentic (or as close as they can be), food from other countries. 

Last week I went shoppping, I did a lot and still want to go more. Its kind of hard not to in the fashion capital of Australia, and went to this little chocolate cafe with Neero. It was fantastic, all they serve are chocolate dishes, I had the strawberries and chocolate and mexican hot chocolate. We walked around Melbourne Central, and it was nice. Felt like NYC a bit, or Park St. Then I went out to dinner with all of my friends, who I can honestly say I will truely miss. They are some of the sweetest, funniest, most amazing people I have ever been graced to meet. I'm so lucky to know them all, I need to hangout with them more often, but class is interfering! They are never judgemental, never condescending, always open minded, just lovely people, unlike most of the people I grew up with, or know back home. 

That went off on a tangent, but to continue down this stream of consciousness, in a couple weeks I go to SYDNEY!. Yup. Anzac day is coming up, one of Australia's big holidays, which to the Aboriginals is more of a day of mourning than celebration, because it celebrates European "invasion" of sorts. Either way, I get a longer weekend, and am taking advantage of it by being a tourist and seeing the Opera House, The Bridge, etc.

And I almost forgot to add, last weekend I went to Phillips Island to see the Littlest Penguins (that is literally their name), walk ashore from their day of fishing. It was honestly one of my favorite experiences in Australia to date. On the way we stopped and fed some kangaroos and wallabies . It was kind of like feeding a horse. 

At around 7:30 pm, the penguins started waddling ashore. It was really cute, because if one got scared the entire group would turn around and go back into the ocean. Once they crawled all the way up to the dunes, they would squeak and make noise searching for their mate and borough. 

It was really interesting to see first hand.