

When in Rome...
Today is March 24, 2015 and my last night in Sydney. After Friday’s Foodie experience, and my stomach’s survival of said Foodie experience, I decided that even though the train system was designed by cave goblins and the weather is more unpredictable than Monterey, this place is pretty interesting. My first few days in the heat wore me out, though, so I decided I would enjoy the cooler weather on Saturday and get some work done. However, before I settled down to stare at my l


From the Land Down Under
Today is March 20, 2015 and my third day in Sydney, Australia. I was supposed to be here last week but due to the recent storm activity in the Pacific Rim area I was unable to make a flight until Monday night. I flew out Monday night at 10:35pm and arrived in Sydney at 7:20am on Wednesday, March 18. I flew backward over the International Dateline and missed Tuesday altogether, which is extremely unfortunate because it was St. Patrick’s Day and my second favorite holiday (firs