The past few Friday nights Ryan, Tamara, Amy, and I have all been going out to get dessert. It's become some sort of ritualistic thing. This past Friday Tamara told Ryan and I that were were going to be doing something active, but wouldn't let us know what we were doing! So, we all piled in the car, along with Tristan, who is from Malaysia, and drove to The Green Trampoline. We got there and other people from Weerona showed up and it was a large trampoline gym. So, we ran and jumped around racing each other on the trampolines, playing games, and pushing each other around. Fun, tiring, and wasn't dessert, but we didn't mind.
Saturday, 15 October 2016
Saturday was actually pretty boring.....did some homework and hung out with people at night. Not much to report.
Sunday, 16 October 2016
Located about 15 minutes from Weerona is the Southern Hemisphere's largest Buddhist Temple, Nan Tien Temple. I don't really have too many photos because we were not allowed to take pictures inside the buildings. I enjoy being able to step out and experience a different culture than I am used to.
A few people from Weerona went, but I did not know them very well and there was another American named Sandra who I have talked with at dinner and in passing and we walked around the temple together. We walked in the Pagoda, the main Temple, and climbed this large hill at the back of the property.
When we started to climb the hill we expected something to be up there or a really pretty view, but there wasn't. There were bushes in the way and not much of a view in any direction.
I am currently having trouble getting photos off of my phone so I'll try to upload later!
We got back to Weerona and went to the BBQ for lunch. Many people were going to the beach because it was a nice hot day, but I think I left my swimsuit in New Zealand so I couldn't go. Instead Harry, Jess and I went to Max Brenner, which is like a coffee shop but it's focused on chocolate, and pretended it was my birthday to see if we could get a free brownie. It didn't work and we ended up having a little fondue plate to split.
Wednesday, 19 October 2016
It all started when Harry transformed his room into "Weerona Goon Bar" and plated some classy jazz with his computer simulating a fireplace. I picked up Harry's bass guitar and started acting like I was playing bass in the song. Harry followed suit and picked up the guitar and we started to act like a band.
Harry came up with the name which was TimTam and Jaffa because Tim Tams are brown and Harry has brown hair and Jaffas are red candies and I have red hair. Not much thought into it, but it stuck
The next day Harry wanted to jam so I came over and he taught me a few bass riffs and we came up with the idea to play a show in his room.We learned a couple songs and played a gig last night! I have never done something like that before! It was really cool to have people show up and be energetic and excited to watch you perform. We played in Harry's room and stood on the bed while Jess (Harry's girlfriend) played the drum pad and sang in the corner because there was no space. It was really fun to play, but everyone was singing so loud that I could barely hear what Harry was playing on the guitar, what Jess was singing, and I could not hear what I was playing at all! Everyone who came seemed to enjoy themselves....so maybe it'll happen again?
Here's a photo someone took from our gig.
We used this photo and the one below to promote the show.
Another promotional photo we posted on the Weerona Facebook Page
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