Graces' Adventures Down Under
The Grace family is in Australia from January 2006 to January 2007 as Dave is doing a teaching exchange with Chris Betcher!
Saturday, February 04, 2006
Thursday, February 02, 2006
Smokin' Hot
Was it hot today! I had my first full day of classes at MSJ. It was 36° C outside and 97% humidity! My classroom was 34° - no air conditioning and two lousy ceiling fans. I thought I was being smart when I moved my teacher desk directly under one of the fans until my papers blew all over the room. My shirt was drenched within 5 minutes and I spent the rest of the day dripping in my classroom or drying off in the air conditioned office. One nice girl said “Don’t worry sir, we all get the sweaties!” Even the natives were complaining about the heat. A “southerly” is supposed to come in tonight and cool things off a bit.
Tuesday, January 31, 2006
Monday, January 30, 2006
Sydney Aquarium
Spent the day at the Sydney Aquarium. The first few exhibits were OK then wham –, huge fish, coral, anemone, seals, platypus, crocodiles and of course sharks. You actually go in underwater tunnels made of glass so the fish are swimming all around you – amazing sensation. Check it out - http://www.sydneyaquarium.com.au/