Don't Stop Believing

Ah the first week of class is over. So nice. I may have mentioned that during my last post. I failed to mention that on Sunday I went to a Cricket match with a friend from work. It was India vs Australia in the final of some tri-series tournament. As my addiction to sport continues to be nourished here, I enjoyed myself immensely. The entire match lasted about 8 hours or so; I was only there from around 5-10:30 PM. Indians do love their cricket, and won comprehensively. I got to see the Little Master, Sachin Tendulkar, nab his first ton in a one day in Australia. Pretty cool. Also had sweet seats in the member's pavilion, real close to the players.

Classes were great this week. I'm excited for what I'll be doing and learning this semester, as well as what I get to put on my resume. I need to stop making that my sole focus of what I do in the present and enjoy each day where I am. I don't think enough people take solace in the fact that they are living, breathing, walking, talking human beings. That is a perspective that I try and take each and every day.

This week I also bought tickets for my train ride across Australia. Dave, Becca, and I are taking the Indian-Pacific across the country to Perth during our week off. We depart Sydney on March 22, get to Perth on the following Tuesday, and then drive somewhere along the coast. It's going to be awesome, despite traveling on a train cross the country. This is my litmus test to see if my Europe-Asia overland project can be a reality.

Dave and I are also working on organizing a trip to Uluru. We've found cheap airfare and are plotting three days for the trip. Again, totally awesome. Things here are going well. Work is great, classes are fun, my girlfriend is the best, and I should hear about my internship next week. Oh, and Yao Ming is almost done.