One of the little known facts about me may be that I didn’t actually grow up in a certain city in Missouri, strictly speaking. I actually grew up in a suburb. In fact, I can’t actually remember if I ever did get to see downtown. My family moved to New […]
Posts with tag: melbourne
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Like all good stories, it’s time for the story of my time in Melbourne to end. This week is my last full week here and while I wish I could slow down time, I’m sure this week will be over before I know it. I think I’ll save my closing […]
Having a bit of fun with mates back at Uni poke fun at Myki reminded me I haven’t shared my full thoughts on the system. Myki is a system I have to use here daily in Melbourne and while it’s not horrible, it far from being an efficient, reliable ticketing […]
I thought I’d talk today about how “safe” of a city Melbourne comes off as. Compared to Philly, I’d say it’s much safer. That doesn’t mean it’s perfect, but if there are doggy parts of Melbourne, they either blend in really well with the rest of the city or they […]
In case you missed it, Madman has an awesome lineup in store for anime in February. Kicking off the month is the third Madoka Magica movie, Rebellion, which is showing on both the 1st and 2nd of the month at Cinema Nova. It looks like additional showings were also now added due to […]
I’ve previously mentioned that I think Melbourne’s libraries are vastly superior to those I’ve seen in the US, and today I’d like to elaborate on why. I don’t think it’s any secret that I spend a good chunk of my time here in Melbourne in one of its libraries. If […]
This is a post I was originally intending to write after my return to the US, but recent events have called for it being re-prioritized. With that in mind, today I’d like to talk about a subject I haven’t gone into much detail about: work. Specifically, the work I’m doing here […]
As December and the year in general come to a close, it means I’ve now been in Melbourne for three months. Over the Christmas holiday, I got to see more of Australia with the trip to Sydney. It’s been interesting observing things here for three months. I’m still learning that […]
OK, yes, I am in Sydney for Christmas, but I wanted to talk about the decorations that go up in Melbourne for Christmas. In short: the city comes close to going all-out. While you do see the occasional “Joyous Festive Season!” wishes in a few places, for the most part its “Merry […]
First, to answer a question I now get asked daily on the trams, no, I [still] don’t work for Yarra Trams. I just give them a heads up about things I notice on and around the trams. I’d say we have a love-hate relationship. So why do love Melbourne’s trams? […]
Note: This is another post from the backlog, written October. Please adjust date and time references accordingly 😉 A couple of weeks ago, I had one of my typical Sunday visits to the State Library turn into a visit that left me with a mission to complete. I was catching up […]
Last night, 6 December, I had to do something I hoped I never have to do, especially not in Australia. One of the first things I made sure to learn on my arrival into Australia was the emergency number. Here, it’s 000 instead of 911. And last night, I had […]
Update: As promised, the response from Yarra Trams, which was a phone call this morning (12 December): Mr. G has had a flawless record with no complaints prior to this one. Because of his ethnicity and accent, he is often misunderstood (which he is aware of). He did not say “Yes, […]
Update: The original version of this post had more pure criticism than constructive criticism. That helps no one in the long run. As a result, I’ve added some additional thoughts. First of all, this post is going to be something I hoped I would never have to post here: a rant. […]
First Things First Those of you who follow my Twitter feed and/or read The Age last Wednesday (20 November) may already know some of my thoughts on Melbourne’s newest tram, the E-Class, but I realize I haven’t formally shared them in one post. I’d like to change that. First off, in […]
Note: I originally wrote this weeks ago, and it was meant to go up to mark a month of being in Melbourne. Well, it’s been sitting as a draft since the 27th of last month now and now I’ve been here nearly two months. So, I think it’s time to […]
Since I don’t really have anything new to say about living here in Australia, I thought I’d talk about a big part of Melbourne instead: trams. There are quite a lot of them here. But, given that Melbourne has the largest tram network in the world, that is to be […]
As you’ve probably guessed by the title, I am in Melbourne now. In the event you put bets on to how long it would take me to get over Jet-lag, hope you bet zero: I’m already adjusted to the time zone difference. Which is good, because there’s already been plenty […]
As I previously promised, today I’d like to give an update on where things stand with co-op abroad in Australia. I’m relieved to finally announce that save for a final bill and finalizing homestay arrangements, everything is now set. As I’ve already let slip to a few people and teased […]