Lucky Number 7

7 Weeks! AH! How crazy! I'll try to keep this blog fairly short, as I just wrote a novel about Canberra. This week was really great, and I feel like I'm definitely back on track, which is a relief! I am so glad I had the reality check, and really pushed myself to get back to my goals, and I thank Amanda especially for helping me do that. A quick recap of the week: Last Thursday I knocked off two things on my Top 25-Museum of Contemporary Art, and Art Gallery of New South Wales. Both were really awesome! The MoCA had a really cool exhibit that I've seen advertised all around the city, for Yayoi Kusama, whose artwork is extremely out there. There were a couple little rooms where you would walk in, and have the door shut behind you, and be immersed in a different experience each time. They both had hundreds and hundreds of little lights hanging all around you, as well as mirrors on every side. The only different was one was very dark and one was very bright. The rest of the museum was cool as well, but that exhibit, which took up the entire floor, was definitely the most exciting. The Art Gallery of NSW was amazing. There was a lot of 19th century art (which is my favorite) as well as contemporary, but the best part was a showcase of Aussie High Schoolers. I couldn't believe how talented some of these were (although I should, look at some of the people from NMH--namely Jon Verney!!) There were videos, photography, and paintings, and they were just so impressive.
As far as my main goals go, I think I really completed Goal #2, of spending time by myself and learning about myself. Being in a completely new city, in the middle of a still new country, was a bit of a daunting experience, but really was a great learning module. Goals #6 and #10 were also done while there, as I had no computer, and basically kept my phone off most of the time.
Also, this week (as shown in my countdown) I booked trips to Melbourne and Tasmania! I'm so excited to see Ned, and spend a very long weekend with her in Melbourne, as well as see Tasmania, which I know will be amazing.
Finally, some brief lessons of the week...

#18: Bring a map when you go to a new city. It's just common sense.
#19: Don't expect that you will find where you need to go without a map. You will arrive at your hostel soaking wet from hauling around a very heavy backpack in the desert heat for three hours.

OK, that's it for this week! I will post again sometime before Sunday, because that is the day I leave for New Zealand...SO EXCITING! Now it's off to finish off my very intense few days of studying I've been doing, trying to get everything in order, as it is Week 6 of classes, and I have some very important assignments coming up right after the break. Until next time!