Travel Tip

Never ever guess an accent.  You will either a) guess right and insult the person by pegging them so easily or b) guess wrong and insult them by guessing incorrectly.  Also, never try to replicate an accent, this is almost always seen as mocking the person.  

Heaven

Class Act

I am the proud owner of three bedrooms across the globe, and in all three I have a poster of Audrey Hepburn. 

Dutch Book Week

If you do not have a Twitter account, get one.  Here is an example of the kind of thoughts/images Twitter will bring into your life.  Below is a piece of art created for Dutch Book Week to promote Dutch literature.  The piece is called "Geschreven Portretten," which translates as "Written Portraits."  The work is intended to promote autobiographies; have a look at how the artist oh so cleverly depicts Anne Frank:

 

Fan Mail

 

Who has the best Gram in the world?  This girl.  Also, I miss that little girl with the surprisingly red hair, and her dad too I suppose ;)

Alliance Francaise French Film Festival 2011

This is in Perth and I'm attending a showing Wednesday night!

 

 

 

http://www.frenchfilmfestival.org/default.aspx

 

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

Alright Mom, Liz, Em, Gram, and Sarah, have a look at the new bangs.  Thoughts?  

 

 

 

The Cutest Pen Pals You'll Ever See

Marte and I have decided to be pen pals, as if we don't talk to each other ever day anyways. 

 

Momma's New Kicks

If You Want a Good Cry

First of all, I would to point out that my blog reflects my week--during the week I am in school and the posts are more educational and not specific to Australia, and the weekends lend themselves to more Aussie related tales. My apologies if you are reading simply to learn a bit about Australian life. However, please keep in mind that you are seeing Australia through the eyes of a twenty year-old female, and anything that I post on the blog was sparked by some incident that occurred throughout my day in Oz. That being said, I would like to introduce this song. It's by the artist Adele and is called "Someone Like You". Listen only if you want to be brought to tears by an enchanting voice and thoughtful lyrics. Yes, it's a bit depressing, but everyone needs a good cry every once in a while. Enjoy my loves :)

Battle of the Post-Its

I love my flatmates:

The Power of the Written Word

As Japan is undergoing massive heartache and colossal reconstruction, one would think their focus would be on necessities such as food, water, and shelter.  As it turns out, necessity also includes the daily news, which speaks volumes about the worth of a journalist (and to a girl who once sincerely considered a career in journalism, this story is very touching).  http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/in-ishinomaki-news-comes-old-fashioned-way-via-paper/2011/03/21/ABPp8X9_story.html

How Ignorant Are Americans? - Newsweek

How Ignorant Are Americans? - Newsweek

New Beginings

This may or may not actually be happening, time will tell:

"Hi Kelcey,

Glad to hear ECU has made such an impression on you! I'm also glad to hear that you're seeking out answers to your questions.

I would email Shawn Rigsby in Financial Aide about your federal loans. If he can't answer specifically for what happens after you transfer, he can at least give you contact info of who might be able to answer that question. His email is scrigsb@ilstu.edu

Regarding the actual process of transferring, I would speak to admissions at ECU or maybe start with the international office for information on how to go about that process. They may also have information on the admissions website regarding transfer.

I hope that gives you a starting point and please let me know if I can help in any way.

Charlee"

Patience My Child

If and when I get a job here, one of the first things I'm indulging in is a trip to the salon.  First thing on the agenda: haircut and color, the balayage look.  

                 

                           

 

Book Returns

 

Bought this book by mistake (misread my class book list), don't think I'll be returning it though. 

Creative Writing 101

Kenyan Dinner for Ten(ish) Please

As previously mentioned,  on Saturday, March 12th (or Saturday, 12th March for all you weirdos who put the date before the month) my flatmate and I hosted a Kenyan dinner party.  Yes, the event actually took place; the food was delicious and the company even better.  Our poor refrigerator was put to the test as we filled it to the brim with veggies, meat, and drinks:

 

Here is the master-chef, Charity, beginning her preparations.  Also, I think I am getting yelled at in this picture for taking too many photos and not doing enough chopping:

 

The secret ingredients to Kenyan food: meat, potatoes, spinach, tomatoes, onions, green peppers and a little Royco.  In the following pictures I would like to point out two things to my mom.  One: I may not know how to cook but I can chop up tomatoes and two: I'm no longer a spinach virgin, I actually ate it.

 

The master-chef at work, do not disturb:

The snacks à la Kelcey:

 

Here's the guest list, I've already introduced you to all of them except two.  In the first picture we have Wesh, Sam (one of the two you haven't met yet, he is Wesh's roommate), Andy, Marte and AJ.  In the second is Mercy and Maddie (Marte, AJ, Andy and Frank's new roomie; she's Australian so we now have our own personal tour guide).

The feast (I'm sorry I don't have the names of them, but Charity says Kenyan's don't give names to specific dishes, if she tells me differently in the future I will let you know, but for now you'll have to settle on the ingredients):

And the rest of the night is history :)  The food was delicious, my compliments to the chef.  If I get called upon to host an American dinner party, are there any foods that can actually be dubbed American?  Thoughts, suggestions, and comments would be greatly appreciated!