March 9 After the miserable last 30 minute ride of the ferry, I was finally able to arrive at Heron Island. The first impression I got from the place was that it’s magical here. The ocean was so blue and clear that we could see through everything. After getting off the ferry, we walked over…
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Journal 12: Reef HQ
On Thursday March 7th, we woke up early to leave Bungalow Bay/Magnetic Island. After stripping the sheets and cleaning up the room, I came out to grab some breakfast before getting on the bus. The bus and the ferry rides was nice and short which I appreciated because it didn’t give enough time for me…
Journal 10: Filling in the Gaps
02.23 After a long debate with myself at 1 am the night before, I woke up around 6 am on Saturday to go hiking at the Blue Mountains with Brian, Brenden, Emma, and Nikesh. I packed my lunch for the day and after getting ready with everything went downstairs. Nikesh was running a little bit…
Journal 9: Site-Specific Stream of Consciousness
I’m currently sitting on a beanbag at the YHA Bungalow place in Magnetic Island. It is so nice and peaceful here. It’s a nice afternoon after classes. The wind feels so nice to the hot and humid weather of magnetic island. I see a group of tech people playing beachball in the pool. The ball…
Journal 8: Sydney Opera House
On February 28, 2019, I visited the Sydney Opera House to see the premier showing of James Bond Casino Royale in Concert performed by the Sydney Symphonic Orchestra. It was an incredible experience to see the orchestra play along to one of my favorite movie series of James Bond. It was also held at the…
Journal 7: Waitangi Day
The Waitangi Day is known as New Zealand’s National Day, which is celebrated on February 6th of year each. The day celebrates signing the Treaty of Waitangi on February 6th, 1840, which is known as New Zealand’s founding document. Unfortunately, I was not able to experience the Waitangi Day events during my stay in Dunedin as I…
Journal 6: Queenstown – Activities
Couple weeks ago, I visited town called Queenstown. It was a very beautiful place with a lot of sightseeing things to do, and I had a lot of fun spending couple days there. As Queenstown is a huge city place, we decided to not camp out and get an Airbnb so that we could really…
Journal 5: Dunedin Street Art
Dunedin is a place where there exist all different sorts of street art no matter wherever you go. Chances are, when you turn a corner and go into a different street, you will run into some type of street art on the wall. Throughout my stay i Dunedin the past 6 weeks, I was able…
Jounal 4: Intense Observation
This past weekend, we took a program trip to Lake Tekapo/Mt. Cook to explore the area. While I was there, I was able to spot a Mackenzie Sheep Dog Statue. It was erected in 1968 to serve as a tribute to the dogs used by Scottish shepherds during the 19th century. When I first heard…
Journal 3: 1st Weekend Trip Fjorland National Park
For our first weekend trip, we decided hike and kayak in the Fjorland National Park. Thursday 01.10.2019 After finishing classes on Thursday afternoon, we packed up everything for the weekend trip and hit the road (as we wanted to maximize the time doing activities for the next couple of days.) We saw so so so…
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