A week later...

So it has been a week since I have blogged, and a bunch has happened since.  The week began with a bang Tuesday night when Christian and I went BUNGEE JUMPING!  I kind of kept it low key so nobody (my mother) would get nervous, or try and talk me out of it.  We headed into Surfers Paradise and jumped from 43 meters (about 140 feet).  The feeling was incredible!  the moment we reached the top of the crane, I looked out, and had a quick second though blitz through my mind.  Once I collected my thoughts, I waddled (because I was strapped by my feet) to the edge, and got mentally ready to jump off.  The feeling I got before I jumped was unlike anything I have ever felt before.  It was different from skydiving  because I had to jump out myself.  A few seconds later, I got my nerves together and leaped off the ledge.  The fall was about 2.5 seconds, but seemed like forever.  The cord obviously held up and I have lived through another crazy experience, but there will be another on before I leave the southern hemisphere.  

Wednesday brought Res Wars per usual, bowling edition this time.  We headed into Surfers to Strike Bowling, had a few beers, played a string (is that what you call it?) of bowling, and then played pool and ate the kitchen clean.  I was bowling pretty well until a few lack of concentration open frames derailed my chance at getting the overall high score.  I ended with a 139, and my teammate rolled a 168.  We thought we had the best team total, but were overtaken by a few pins at the end.  The loss hurt for a second, but we maintained our overall lead.  This week coming up is the last activity for Res Wars.  The event is indoor soccer, and we should dominate that.

Thursday and Friday were boring school days, but on Friday night, a few friends and I headed in to Brisbane to watch a National Rugby League football match between Brisbane and Melbourne.  The stadium was really nice, and located right in the CBD (central business district).  It was an early season game and wasn't sold out, but the announced attendance was in the neighborhood of 40,000.  The game was really fun to watch, but because I don't completely know the rules, I was a bit lost.  My friend Anne described it best.  She said, " It is like going to class without doing homework for a month, and then trying to figure out what the professor is saying, without making it obvious you have no clue."  Brisbane eventually won the game 16-14.

Yesterday I had my final club soccer game, which we won 5-1.  It was nice to dominate a team for beginning to end, but sad to know our team's potential wasn't reached during the season.  We ended up missing the playoffs by one win.  Later that night, I headed to Surfers again with Jorge, Jim, Pat, and a few of Jorge's friends to watch Jorge bungee, and to have dinner.  We found a hole-in-the-wall Thai restaurant that was fantastic, and enjoyed hanging out off campus.  Today I was supposed to head to the beach to do some serious skim boarding, but the wind was too strong to make it worthwhile.  Now it is about 7 p.m., and I guess it's time to do some homework.

Only three more weeks of school for me, and then it's time to travel!  Yikes!

Goodnight from Paradise!