Beer and Quakkas

I really cannot think of a better way to watch a film then chilling out under the stars whilst eating a picnic and sipping on a cool beer. That must be what life is all about, but when I had the change I blew. I went to an outdoor cinema but I forgot the beers. I saw Slumdog Millionaire with a group of exchange students in Kings Parks something I indeed want to try again, with beer.



Later that week on a regular Wednesday almost every exchange student went on a pub crawl arranged by the international student organization on campus. An organization dedicated to organize events for study abroad students. It was a really good evening that ended up in a club that was packed already at 11 o’clock something I’ve never experienced in Europe. The opening hours of pubs and bars still surprises me as do the public transportation system… Yes I’m stingy and my reason is simply because I am a student so a couple of us thought we could catch the last train, but we ended up walking home. It took two hours to get home.

It feels like yesterday I arrived to Perth and still I’ve difficulties remembering what the last couple of weeks have given. Among us exchange students is there always somebody that arranges an event after school, so I’m never really bored and it normally involves a visit to the pub, a quiet night in with movies and dinner or a trip to the beach now and then.
We are a couple of exchange students that have formed a football team that plays every Monday evening. We’ve only played one game so far in a tournament arranged by the UWA sports club and so far we haven’t suffered a defeat or tasted the sweet taste of victory. Next Monday thou I’ll borrow some proper equipment from one of my teammates and thereby leading the team to victory or just make a fool out of myself. Our Captian has an injury so I’ll borrow his boots. André is the captain and founder of the team, a Danish law student which girlfriend is studying in Sidn… Ahh Guess!

Yeah we can relate.

Every Thursday I kayak after school as I’ve signed up for a course called “learn how to paddle”. This course covers all of the basics and safety on the water – which I already learned in a similar course in Denmark with Anne and Katrine, but it’s still very fun paddling away on the swan river. I’m pretty sure that we’ll end up doing the Eskimo. So far we’ve learned stroke techniques, how to maneuver the kayak efficiently and how to the wet exit. So when I return to Denmark I’ve to teach my dad how to control the kayaks that we are going have at Humlebæk – Please DAD

I spent a weekend on the beach since we were 16 exchange students out surfing from early morning on Trigg beach. All of us had signed up for a surf class through UWA sports. It was a wonderful day and I learned how to go sideways in the ways. It was so awesome that my friend Magnus had bought a board the day after. I am planning to follow his example when I have settled into my new place – Yes I’ve found a new place. Now I’m staying in a house in Leederville with Rose and Ben from New Zealand and Jacky from Australia. I managed to borrow a broken sofa that can be unfolded into a functioning bed, a table and some storage for my clothes. There is a garden where we cultivated different herbs and veggies, it’s awesome.

Last weekend I went to Rottnest Island a natural beauty and wonder with unspoilt beaches abundant marine life and wildlife. Vehicles are not permitted on the Island; therefore, the traditional way to explore the Island is on bike which is what we did. We stopped now and then to snorkel among a diversity of fish and coral species, and numerous of shipwrecks found around the Island. It really is a fascinating island found in such close proximity to a capital city. Rottnest Island has a variety of marine inhabitants, from exotic tropical fish, sea lions to the big manta ray – Unfortunately I only saw and abundance of different sized fish and species of coral. The most unique and famous animal on the island thou is the quokka, a small marsupial, which has the appearance of a small kangaroo.
We also went to a boat party after the only pub closed on the Island. We invited ourselves on board a boat, but we had to convince the captain that it was a good idea to let us go on board. It was certainly a good idea - So we stayed on board the rest of the evening.



Yesterday just the girls and I went to a national park in a friend’s car. The park is home to many different water and bush birds and in particular the endangered Carnaby's black cockatoos which are easy to sight and hear, additionally we saw Western Grey kangaroos and a presentation from an aboriginal, teaching us about the aboriginal way of life and culture.