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| South Lawn on campus, the school is so beautiful and old |
Melbourne is an incredibly vibrant city, and coming from college in a small town, I have definitely been trying to take advantage of all the opportunities available to me while I have the chance. Particularly in this break before classes and real work sets in. Also, it's still summer here so being able to enjoy the city in beautiful weather is just another plus.
The Queen Vic Market holds a night market every Wednesday during the summer, and it was amazing. All these international food stalls and live music, and so many people wandering around having fun. My friends and I definitely plan to go every week until it closes. We made the mistake of eating dinner before we went, which we will not be doing again. I once again managed to not take any pics, but I will this week and put them up just to show you the scale of it.
Another night a few of us wandered to Fitzroy, a neighborhood just west of where I'm living, to try and find some live music. Fitzroy is a really hip neighborhood, filled with cute boutiques, little coffee shops, and pubs with music. We weren't entirely successful, catching the end of a funk band's set, but it was fun to just wander and people watch.
Saturday the Melbourne Symphony Orchestra put on a free concert outside, which reminded me of Millennium Park. The sun was setting and the city skyline was in the background, it was wonderful. They played a world premiere of an Australian composer, which was exciting for us.
Today starts another week of orientation, this time the official one for all Uni students. I finally got to register for classes, which is very exciting. I'm officially a student! Can't wait for classes to start next week and get into a regular schedule.
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| Had to get a picture of this for all the tennis fans at home! |
Lizzie,
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I am enjoying hearing from you. The pictures and particularly the stories. Keep them coming.
Dad and Grandma Hazel
Ugh, jealousssss. You get awesome open air markets, I get blizzard-stranded in Wisconsin for a night.
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What classes are you taking? I hope nothing too strenuous, it sounds like the nightlife is way too awesome to spend your evenings doing homework.
Hi Lizzie,
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The market sounds fantastic and perhaps a bit of a sociological street lab - so kind of like class and what a way to spend hump day to boot!
Looking foward to the next post.
Aunt Teresa
Also, why am I not included in your e-mail updates? TALK TO ME, GIRL. I will start to think all the bad Australian beer is giving you amnesia.
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