I woke up at 6, showered, made coffee, ate breakfast, and discovered I would NOT be joining the rest of Res on their trip into town and would instead be home alone until 1:30 when I would go to the zoo with the rest of the internationals. Perfect. I downloaded several audio books including, American Psycho, a phenomenal book by Easton Ellis. I then listened to the book for several hours while I cleaned around the unit, made a lunch of a bacon, cheese, garlic, and herb stuffed omelet, followed by toast and coffee. I then worked more on Black Tar for about an hour and made some very satisfying progress. It was amazing not to be herded around and to have freedom to do whatever I wanted. I had a hugely productive morning.
At the zoo, I got to pet tons of Kangaroos, a Koala, and see crocodiles get fed! The zoo was really cool because there were no enclosures. Animals simply roamed around as they pleased and you were free to pet and feed them as you wanted.
Coming home, we stopped off at the top of an inactive volcano and took a scenic look at Ballarat. I then came back to the unit, made dinner (which impressed many of my mates because most of them don't know how to cook and have never lived on their own before) and, to put the cherry on top of the PERFECT day, I got to talk to my brother for about 30 minutes. I've missed him a lot and I was hugely happy to hear from him.
I'm trying to upload a video of my dorm here, but I'm not sure if it's working. I'll keep trying to come up with a solution for you guys.
~Daniel
You look so much like your Uncle Art in the aviator glasses! What is that thing that looks like a giant bug drinking from the lake in the scenic overview picture? You look happy. I am so glad to see that. Waking up and reading this gave me the best day so far since you've been gone. XO
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