Drive on the left?

We took our first road trip this past weekend! Apparently Australia gets a lot of foreign drivers in these parts because they had these signs all along the Great Ocean Road. The Great Ocean Road runs along the southern coast of Victoria and when you look out on the water you are basically facing Antarctica. You can feel it too. Check out the photo album from the weekend (Album 3 on the right). I took us 4 hours to get there but it was well worth it. Half of the fun was driving on the other side of the car and the road. Every time I wanted to turn, I accidentally turned the whippers on. LOL! I also had to shift with my left hand. Phil had a go at it as well. The sights were unbelievable. Most of the pics don't even do them justice.

I taught my first full lesson today to the eighth graders. They are notorious for being the worst behaved class on campus, but I think I managed them quite well for my first time. My cooperating teacher thought so too. :-) I actually liked that class a lot and I am looking forward to doing more work with them. I get to teach the 5th and 6th graders tomorrow!!! Wish me luck!.

I can't believe it's already the 4th week. The days are flying by and I have a feeling I will be back home in no time. I have already gained so much valuable experience through teaching, living with a new family and traveling in this country. It's amazing what I still have to learn about my own country.

I made pumpkin pie for my host family. It was the first time they had ever tried it and the first time I ever made one from scratch. I'll put a photo up of it in another album soon.

Hope every thing at home is well! Much Love....

Ein schönes Wochenende nach einer langen Woche.

This weekend was a nice one. Phil and I got to experience an "Aussie Barbie" with hot dogs and natural wonders. We fed the birds at the park which were wild but quite tame as you can see from the pic. While we were eating, one of the birds called a "Kookaburra" swooped down and swiped a hot dog from one of the girl's forks as she was putting it in a bun. LOL!

We also went to Phillip Island and saw surfer's beach, the koala sanctuary, Churchill Island and the penguin parade! There is a spot on the island where, every night at dusk, the penguins come ashore altogether and go into their burrows. It was really fun to watch! Check out the pictures from the weekend in "Photo Album 2" on the right side of this page.

As far as teaching goes, I had my first few lessons in the primary school and I am still observing a lot. I will start teaching full time at the primary level in just a few weeks and then at the secondary school a few weeks after that. Thats when it will really start to get busy!