Thursday was our last day in Australia. The trip was a lot of fun and two weeks is the perfect amount of time to travel for. The last morning I woke up and got donuts and a hot chocolate one last time and then finished packing. At the airport when checking bags I was told I could only have one carry on item and no personal item because I did not have a laptop. Luckily I had an … [Read more...] about Final Day
Today we visited Elgas, Australia’s largest propane and butane company. I really liked having the opportunity to go inside an office in Australia and ask questions about the company. I asked a lot about the workplace and cultural differences. One big difference in workplaces is that employees are attracted to companies by their culture, not the benefits because Australia has a … [Read more...] about Melbourne Day 4
On day three Mrs.Pham’s friend Geoff took us for a day of driving along the Great Ocean Road. I was really tired in the beginning so I slept for the first couple hours. When we started getting out to take pictures it helped me wake up because the views were very beautiful. My favorite part was when we reached the Twelve Apostles. We took pictures from the cliffside and also … [Read more...] about Melbourne Day 3
The second day in Melbourne we went to Ballarat Wildlife park. This was a lot of fun because there were kangaroos roaming free everywhere that we could feed and pet. I got to see a lot of baby kangaroos, even one in it’s mom’s pouch, and they were adorable. There were a lot of other animals but my favorites were the giant tortoises, wombats, and koalas. The tortoises were … [Read more...] about Melbourne Day Two
Most of our day was spent traveling. When we got to Melbourne we met Mrs. Pham’s friend Jeff who gave us a walking tour around the city. Seeing the graffiti artwork was really impressive. After the tour, we went to an Italian restaurant that had great ratings. I got the chicken parmigiana and it was the best chicken parmigiana I’ve ever had. It was Britney’s birthday so Mrs. … [Read more...] about Melbourne Day One