Well I made it through my first week of Australian classes and I only have 12 more sessions of each class! That seems like so little! I know it will fly by. This week was a scorcher, reaching 104 degrees on Wednesday! On Tuesday night I went for a run to South Beach and watched the sun set. Now, this was no ordinary sunset. Granted, seeing the beautiful Twin Cities skyline from my own back porch with the setting sun behind on the horizon is definitely beautiful, but what I saw on Tuesday night was spectacular. Once I made it to the beach, I just sat there in awe of what I was seeing in front of my eyes; so I'll try to recreate this image for you, but the best idea would be for you to come see it for yourself, it's breath-taking. There were some Stratus clouds far in the distance, you know the ones that are kind of poofy, but thicker, that covered much of the sky in the distance, just on top of where the sun was setting- but not covering the sun!...Those clouds were a dark purple, and the sun was now halfway into the ocean, or so it looked like :) and it was a hot orange blaze going into the horizon. There were these other clouds directly over the ocean, almost so low you could touch them! They were thin wispy clouds and the way the sun was reflecting of off them left a pink and orange tint just floating so lightly over the ocean. With the dark outline of Rottnest Island in the background and a cruise ship coming into port, it was by far the most beautiful sunset I've seen thus far, and I'm sure there will be many more to come. Next time I'll be sure to capture it on my camera for you all to enjoy!
Thursday night the group headed down to Rosie O'Grady's Irish pub to listen to Clayton Bolger, a very talented guitarist and singer. He put on quite the show. He plays every Thursday from 8pm-12am! He has a little request book and will play almost anything. He was really good. And every week he always sings The Only Gay Eskimo. I'm not really sure why the song exists or where it came from, but it is a very interesting and entertaining act.
Last night Sara, Emily and I went to the infamous La Porchetta for some pizza and wine and it was fabulous! You can get an entire large pizza for only $9 with pineapple!! That made my day! And it also made 4 or 5 meals for me!
Today (Saturday) the group is lounging around the P&O mainly doing some of the assigned readings from our classes. I was out on the verandah and three men in suits came out drinking their champagne and they were followed by a photographer. The photographer asked for my assistance (see picture) haha, and so I got to hold a white towel to add the sun's reflection to their faces. It turns out, the groom was from St. John's University and he met his bride here in Australia when he studied abroad here some years back! Oh how romantic! And also one of the groomsmen is cousins with one of my friends, Alisha from St. Ben's, who was on this trip last spring. What a small world! Tomorrow I believe we are heading to Cottesloe beach by train and hanging out there for the day. I'll have to make sure to be back in time before the markets close! I need some more fresh bread and Zucchini! Until next time, peace and love~
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