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    • January
      • Swim with the Dolphins
        01/22/08


        Today was our last day of planned activities and it was an early morning as you can see from the photo above. We had the chance to drive to the town of Sorrento and "Swim with the Dolphins." The company that we use is one of the few that can allow people to see the dolphins i

      • Free Day in Melbourne
        01/21/08


        Today was our free day in Melbourne. Not many more days to go. Many of the students decided to use it as a shopping day for souvenirs for themselves and loved ones. A number of the students went to the Crown Casino to watch the NFL playoffs. I know many of them will be happy with the o

      • The Great Ocean Road
        01/20/08


        We have arrived back from the Great Ocean Road, where we stopped at Airlie Point, learned to surf, learned about Rainforests in Victoria, and, of course, saw the 12 Apostles. It was quite an excursion -- filled with new challenges and fun memories!




      • Australian Open
        01/19/08


        Today was spent at one of the premier tennis tournaments, the Australian Open. This is the only grand slam event played in the Pacific/Asia Region.

        Many of the students (and faculty) decided to upgrade from the ground passes that were purchased to tickets in the Vodafone are

      • Phillip Island
        01/17/08


        Yesterday was a very long day. We were picked up from the hotel at 9 am and met our guides from the University of Melbourne (Andy and Phil) and did not get back in until midnight. Just in time to see the end of the last tennis match on TV.

        We started off the day with a long

      • Arrived in Melbourne
        01/16/08
        This is just a quick update to let you know that we have arrived in Melbourne safely. Mallory and I spent the evening walking to Federation Square and along the river before grabbing dinner.
        We will probably not be able to update the blog for a day or so because we have an all day activity pla

      • Free Day in Cairns
        01/15/08
        Today was a free day for the group so that everyone could go their separate ways. The students were very boring, they went to the Lagoon which is a local pool and got some sun and did some shopping. A few of them went to the local casino, okay, not what you think, on the top floor is actually a zoo,

      • Daintree
        01/14/08




        Today we headed up to the Daintree Rainforest, the oldest rainforest in the world and it was a great day to be out exploring -- despite being a "rainforest" it stayed pretty dry on us -- perfect!


        (This is a speed bumb sign were someone decid

      • Great Barrier Reef (January 13)
        01/13/08



        Today was the day that many of the students and faculty have been waiting. The opportunity to snorkel the Great Barrier Reef. The weather in Cairns was a little sketchy this morning but as we traveled away from the city the weather got sunnier, but the waves were still choppy. The

      • Lamington National Park ~ O'Reilly's Guesthouse
        01/12/08


        We have just arrived back to civilization from Lamington National Park -- what an AMAZING experience up on the mountain! We got in a bit later than anticipated on Wednesday (cancelled flight, but the students handled it well and used the time to catch up on journaling and catching up

      • Leaving Sydney going to O'Reilly's and on to Cairns (January 9th - 12th)
        01/12/08

        I will begin by apologizing if Mallory and I overlap on what we say but I figured it would be best if we wrote our own entries to talk about our experiences up in O'Reilly's.

        Our trip to O'Reilly's was delayed a couple of hours because of our flight being canc

      • Day 5 - Last Day in Sydney
        01/08/08


        Today was our last day in Sydney. Students and Staff were able to do some last minute sight seeing before heading to our next destination. Many of the students used the time to try and go to the beach one last time, see the botanical gardens and Sydney Opera House. A couple of the stud

      • Day 4 - Canyoning in the Blue Mountains
        01/07/08


        Today was another amazing day. We spent the day absailing and canyoning in the Blue Mountains. The Blue Mountains are one of Australia's famous mountain ranges and parks. They get their name from the Euclyaptus trees and the oils that they give off give the mountain range a blueis

      • Day 3 - Sea Kayaking
        01/06/08


        Today was another adventure and a great personal growth opportunity for many.The morning started out very overcast and looked like it might rain, but the day ended up being spectacular. Because of wave conditions we had to change where we were sea kayaking, but it ended up working out

      • Day 2 - Ku Ring Gai National Park
        01/05/08


        Today we went to Ku Ring Gai National Park which is located north of Sydney. We were met by our three National Park Guides, David Tribe (who has been leading our trips for the past six years), John Booth, and Rea Thompson -- their knowledge of Fauna, Aboriginie history, and Australian

      • Time Travel - Day 1+
        01/04/08
        Welcome all, this is the first entry to let you know that we have travelled in time and made it to Sydney. Why do I say we travelled in time, the main reason is that January 3rd never happened for us. We left LAX airport at 9:30 pm on Wednesday January 2nd and found ourselves after 12 hours in Auckl

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