Yanchep Excursion

Yanchep National Park was amazing! We stayed at a hotel within the national park for two nights. In the morning and at dusk Kangaroos were everywhere outside the hotel! They are really amazing to see up close. I was most amazed by the size and strength of their tails. They actually use their tails to support them while standing. We also saw Koalas, which are so cute but extremely lazy because pretty much all they do is sleep and eat!

The first morning at Yanchep, we woke up and half of our group of American students went to a surf school about an hour away. It was amazing, and I now I really know how to surf on the little waves. My friend got some amazing pictures of our group surfing and I will share those when I have access to them. I can’t get over how beautiful the beaches are here. The water is a greenish blue color and the actual beaches are so clean.

The next morning, my group learned how to throw a spear and a boomerang. For me, throwing a spear was much more difficult than throwing the boomerang. We then learned a little about aboriginal culture. We even learned an aboriginal dance!

Once we returned from our excursion on Thursday afternoon, I had my first experience using the Perth’s public transportation system. Jenn, Matt, Komal, and I went to the shopping mall via bus. We didn’t really know exactly what we were doing but we learned along the way. Thursday in Perth is late night shopping hours, and by late night I mean 9:00pm. Every other day grocery stores and other stores close around 6 or 7pm.

Tonight I had my first cooking experience on campus! We went to the grocery store and bought taco ingredients to make in my friend’s flat. We quickly realized that we really didn’t have enough silverware or dishware for the four of us to use…so we had to improvise a little. Well, I know next time we will be more prepared!