Days six presented itself with a curious turn. Although I am expecting to spend a great deal of time in Athens, partially due to my lack of listening, I am pleasantly surprised when I hear we are actually headed about three hours away to the town of Delphi. Thanks to the long ride to our … Continue reading Day Six in Athens
G’Day Mates, Today I had the pleasure of going to Fitzroy Island to work at Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre. What an extraordinary place to be working! I must add first, the people are so nice and welcoming and willing to teach you the proper ways to handle these enormous yet docile creatures. We were taught … Continue reading Fitzroy Island’s Cairns Turtle Rehabilitation Centre
I would say that it was definitely worth the wait to finally be able to land and explore Australia! The first couple of days we were able to explore and go on a couple excursions…it definitely allowed us to see how vast and diverse Australia really is. Monday we stayed on the mainland and were … Continue reading Our first couple of days in Australia
My first experience in Australia was visiting Fitzroy island’s sea turtle rehabilitation center. We were able to assist in food preparations as well as cleaning and maintaining the sea turtle tanks. The turtles had similar diets that consisted of prawns, cuddle fish, shrimp, bait fish, and lettuce heads but each turtle had it’s unique preparation … Continue reading Australia: working with sea turtles
Today I had the pleasure of working on Fitzroy Island at the Turtle Rehabilitation Centre. What an experience it was to see such massive docile giants up close and personal. At the island I was taught how to feed, clean, and the history about each of the turtles at the centre. Jenny our team leader … Continue reading Helping Sea Turtles in Cairns, Australia
Three-time Latin Grammy nominee Jovino Santos Neto, a master pianist and composer, is among the top Brazilian musicians performing today. Jovino and Brazilian jazz sextet O Som Do Jazz, join forces for a concert of original works by Jovino fusing jazz and northeastern Brazilian styles, as well as classic Brazilian Bossa Nova & MPB. Rio … Continue reading Enjoy Brazilian Music with Jovino Santos Neto
It is Monday and we had our first actual work day. This morning began at 7:30, when I made my way to meet up with my fellow classmates to get on the boat that took us over to Fitzroy Island. This island is where the Cairns Rehabilitation Center is located. As I walked to meet … Continue reading First Work Day in Australia
My first experience in Australia was visiting Fitzroy island’s sea turtle rehabilitation center. We were able to assist in food preparations as well as cleaning and maintaining the sea turtle tanks. All of the turtles had similar diets that consisted of prawns, cuttlefish, shrimp, bait fish, and lettuce heads, but each turtle had its unique … Continue reading Working with Sea Turtles in Australia
We went to the Cairns Turtle Rehab on Fitzroy Island. After work though we were able to snorkel and we just happened to run into this little guy. It is a Green Sea turtle. We learned that as they grow older they lose their scutes and just become more round in shape. They can live … Continue reading Sea Turtles in Fitzroy Island #Australia
Since arriving to Australia on Wednesday there has not been too much of a culture shock other than I have noticed they driving on the “wrong” side of the road. I did not notice a speed limit sign or police officer into about two days in. On our first full day we went to Woolworths … Continue reading Our experience so far Cairns, Australia