May 23 2009
This past week, I rented a car with G and his friend, Alex, visiting from home. We were on a quest to see one of Victoria’s famous sites, the Great Ocean Road. The road was originally built by returned service men of World War I using little more than picks and shovels. The road runs [...]
May 20 2009
Recently, my friend asked me to participate in a rogain. What is a rogain you may be asking yourself — it’s essentially extreme orienteering; they give you points on a map with varying score values, a limited time, and tell you to get to as many as possible and have the highest point score at [...]
May 08 2009
I’m open to opinions, this is the conclusion I have wandered to – I’m thinking through writing more than declaring infallible truth. The United States has received criticism both internally and internationally about its environmental protocol and consumption-waste lifestyle. This has led me to wonder how I would solve the issues. I think a number [...]
May 05 2009
Kangaroo, or Roo as it is affectionately called here, has grown in the Australian diet. The government encourages Australians to eat it, it is a lean meat, has a low CO2 output (they digest food differently?), and uses less water. I cooked up my first Kangaroo steak the other day, it’s actually really good. At [...]