In Limbo

Well I'm at an awkward time right now. I have two papers done, and two left to write. Then I will have successfully completed one semester of graduate school here in Sydney. It's kind of a cool feeling. Also a bit strange, almost as strange as the sight of cricketers dressed in all white playing across the street.

This past week flew by. It was also kind of mundane. Went to work on two days, and worked on my papers for the rest of the time. I did have a meeting with the lady in charge of internships here at USYD and I'm trying to find a place to work one day a week between Jan-June. My dream is to score an internship at Four Four Two Australia. I can only imagine what doors that would open up, and to have someone pay me to write about football would be insane.

I did take some time off to go to a pub and watch the Red Sox play the Indians, to do some trivia, and explore Darling and Sydney Harbour. One of my favorite things about Uni here is the proximity to the water. I absolutely love going out at night and being able to walk alongside Cockle Bay. Tomorrow I'm off to Manly for a day of writing papers and (hopefully) swimming in the ocean.

It is a daunting thought to realize I have 4 months off from school. I finish October 31 and return to classes on March 3. A long time indeed. But I plan on over working myself and taking a number of weekend trips around Australia. If there is no limit to how much I work, I might try and clock in with 50 hours a week. If I'm paid by the hour, might as well make the most of it. Couple that with the fact I can take off days whenever I want to sets me up for a good amount of working and exploring. Trying to figure out where to go in this country is difficult. I'm tossing around the notion of flying up north and driving back down the coast to Sydney. That would be one way to explore. The only drawback is that it costs me an extra $30 a day to rent a car due to being under the age of 25. Crappy rules. Hope everyone reading this is doing well, and please feel free to email or call me.

Cheers.