The trip in Summary

THE TRIP:

We saw ridiculous landmarks!

Welcome to South Australia!

Hahndorf in SA...hehe

Sculpture in Adelaide

Spectacular sights near Port Augusta

We made it to the NT in summer, unbelievable! Very Very HOT!

Uluru...a big bump in the road 

Hiked the Olgas

Hiked Kings Canyon

Kissing camels. This one was a sweetie

We swam in gorges

We saw termites mounds! It was serious stuff.

Hi-ho... Hi-ho...Atop the rock we go!

Hey!
Haven't had time to put more photos up yet as we just got back and I am exhausted! Here is Rhiannon and I atop Ayers Rock with 2 friends, say hello to Nic and Grace from Perth (thanks for sending the photo you gems!)! We smiled sweatily as we were puffing up the rock and they were puffing down when they spontaneously asked us to take photos with them seeing as all their photos were only of them...and whata ya know!?!...friends thereafter!

Feelin' HOT HOT HOT!

Hi all!

In Alice Springs at the moment. Can't write much...we are on our way to the West MacDonald ranges today! Rhiannon, Ivan and I have visited Adelaide, Coober Pedy, Uluru/Ayers Rock, the Olgas and Kings Canyon....amazing!!! Pictures soon! I will return home around Feb 12th! xxx

Off to the red centre!

In the wee hours of tomorrow morning I am off to Central Australia. Uluru also called Ayers Rock here I come as well other facinating things the Northern Territory has to offer! I'll be gone for 2 weeks (it takes 3 days driving alone to get there and back) sweating it out in probably over 36 degrees with my travel buddies Ivan and Rhiannon! Be back soon Melbourne! Photos of spectacular sites coming soon! xx

The update!

The update! I am traveling Australia a bit (both seeing new things and playing tour guide to Ivan), working on a casual basis at my functions/catering job in the city and mostly just relishing and enjoying Ivan's company. Going to Uluru Monday!!!!! Ahhhhhh! Something every Aussie should see.... and being a loyal patriotic Australian I am no exception!



I left a comment on my friend Emily's (she is working in London) blog. It got me thinking:

"...I went to a Shisha bar in Lyon for a Finnish bday party...oh those were the days! I have been thinking about my future and what I want to do. I looked at my CDs of photos yesterday from Prague, NY and the French Rivera. I am sorting out which ones I want to print for a scap book that I have finally purchased (I am OH SO VERY excited about that fact!) and I got all sentimental about what an amazing time I had over there. I saw 2 back packers traveling on the tram today as I was going to work and I thought about how I should do that again while I'm young. They had way too much stuff (front packs an' all) and were trying to sit awkwardly on seats not made for person plus pack, lonely planet in hand. I remember that feeling. Ivan (my boyfriend who is visiting from Croatia) and I went to Merimbula (below Sydney in NSW) for acouple of days last week and I was so happy to pack my bag and remember all my storage tactics and the best and handiest things to take...oh, the travel bug never dies! Might post this on my blog...this is good stuff...self exploration.
I LOVE YOU!
Cara =)

P.S. Claire Tudor who was away when I arrived in Aust came home last week...now its your turn beautiful! xxxx I dont mean it...live it up babe! Enjoy every minute!"

Puffing Billy

Healsville Sanctuary with my David Kwong 

Phillip Island. Cheese =)

Vanja and Nina's Arabian Nights bday party 

Chinese food with my uni friends 

On Puffin Billy

Ivan arrives

Graduation photos!

Cara, Patrick and Jan.


Ecstatic Cara!


The certificate!


I say, what a sophiscated graduate Cara!


The ceremony at Melboune University's Wilson Hall.

On Tuesday, December 19th, 2007 at 10:30am I graduated from Melbourne University! Sporting my black flowing gown and olive (unfortunately more like kaki- the most unattractive colour of all degree hoods) green hood I walked onto the stage of Melbourne University’s Wilson Hall to collected my diploma from the Deputy Chancellor. The ceremony was not too long nor painful and our guest speaker was both very friendly and down to earth (something that snobby Melboure University is not). My friend Rhainnon, whom I have known since first year, chose to wait for me so we could graduate together which was fantastic! Our families went for lunch afterwards at Brunetti’s (an old and famous in Melbourne Italian bakery which has amazing sweets) I am now a graduate in a Bachelor of Science. Hooray! First Australia and then the world!

Cara Bradley Bsc.

Phillip Island- petit penguins and the nobbies

Freedom, Summer and Life's big choices!

For an in depth title one should do it justice by writing something profound and deep....all Ive got for the moment is...

I'm free! I'm free! I'm free! I'm free! I'm free! I'm free! I'm free! I'm free! I'm free! I'm free! I'm free! I'm free! I'm free! I'm free! I'm free! I'm free! I'm free! I'm free! I'm free! I'm free! I'm free! I'm free! I'm free! I'm free! I'm free! I'm free! I'm free! I'm free! I'm free! I'm free! I'm free! I'm free! I'm free! I'm free! I'm free! I'm free! I'm free! I'm free! I'm free! I'm free!

Oh yes, and It's summer! It's summer! It's summer! It's summer! It's summer! It's summer! It's summer! It's summer! It's summer! It's summer! It's summer! It's summer! It's summer! It's summer! It's summer! It's summer!

I have already borrowed my first 2 books from the library and have big plans ahead for career investigation, self discovery and possibly a little globe trotting thrown in there too! For the first time in my life...there is nothing ahead. No uni starting in March, no a job waiting or commitments.....I doubt this will be a repeated offer so I am going to enjoy it wh8ile it lasts...not be afraid of it!

Briming with confidence and ready to take on the world,

Cara x x x x

Oaks Day!

Friends! My first trip to the the races!


Flemmington Race Course


Pretty! Spring racing carnival = spring = flowers!


The boys!

Congratulations GRADUATION!

WOW!


I have my graduation ceremony for my Bachelor of Science from Melbourne University on the 19th of December 2006 at 10:30am.



WOW!


Here are some party photos of my friend Gills' 50th Birthday =):
(I met Vero and her children on the Spirit of Tasmania in...2001? I was keen to practice my French and eager to make friends with them...and we have been friends ever since...6 years later here we are! Gills is her husband)



Veronique et Cara!


Cara et Gilles...the real one!



Cara and 'Gilles'!

Photos on the net!

Hey ya!

Photos on the net of the Musex (Melbourne University Student Exchange) Par-tay!
Fun photos! I dont think my grin could get any bigger!

www.flickr.com/photos/musex

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The exam timetable is out!

Cara's last exam as an undergraduate science student! BIG OHH YAY!

526-314 Medical Microbiology: Viruses Tue 21 NOV 9:30 a.m.
REB Rathdowne 3 hrs 15 mins

YAYAYAYAY!!!! Celebrations! Exubrance! Euphoria! Wow-wee!

Claire's letter

Hey!

Today's BBQ went well (pictures soon). People turned up (that's always a start) and we sat in sunny shade in the great outdoors on picnic rugs! Two great social achievements were seeing David, a friend form uni who I have not seen since we both deaprted on exchnage, he was in Virginia while I was in France and my good friend Ben who was my housemate in Lyon. Seeing him was great and he came bearing French cheese, Comte, oh the memories, oh the cheeeese!!!

The weather was amazing! Perfect! Our warmest day yet in this fast approaching summery weather I think! Couldn't have ordered better weather myself! I can't wait until I can sit outside, guilt free and not thinking I should be studying the replication cycle of polio or learning how the Adenovirus protein assembles...very useful for later on in life I am sure you will agree!

I will leave you with a letter I received from my dear friend Claire who was a teacher at Camp America and is at this moment discovering other parts The States. She will soon head off to Europe and she wrote me the following which I thought I would share. To me it is beautiful and cherished:

I am so sorry that it has taken me so long to reply, but the last 3 weeks have been spent crossing this BEAUTIFUL country, so far I have seen many broadway shows, ridden on the maid on the mist at niagara falls , visited art galleries and blues bars in chicago, went horse back riding on the badlands at sunset, visited both yellowstone and yosemite national parks, taken a thousand photos on the corn palace (in north dakota) seen Mt rushmore and the crazy horse monument, slow danced with a cowboy in Jackson hole Wyoming and saw my first snow fall. I am now sitting in a bar/internet cafe in San Francisco!!!!

Cara, you come from an incredible country!!!!!! The people are amazing, generous and kind and I have never seen such beauty in my entire life. I miss you like crazy and think on you every single day.

Love you, Claire bear

Nice hey? Goodnight. Sweet dreams of the wide world and it beauty,
Cara =)

RANDOM EVENT...your presence required!

Hey all!

We are having a RANDOM EVENT picnic/BBQ this Sunday (October 1st)!!! The weather forecast is fine and 25 degrees!! YAY! And yes, you're invited! Go to Chelsea Bicentennial park (Melways: 93 D12). Starts 1pm till late!

BYO: food (munchies and/or thangs to BBQ), friends, frisbees (any kind of outdoor toys and games), alcohol, rugs.....dogs!

IMPORTANT: BYO friends (the purpose of random events is to have fun and the more the merrier! To meet randoms you need to bring randoms to share! Bring fun people that you never get the chance to catch up with, or new people who you'd like to get to know better through work or uni or socially or good friends or family or.... if in the end its all to hard you wont be penalised if you bring yourself!)

SEE YOUS THERE!!!
Cara =)

Recent activities of the Cara...

How cool is this!?!

What's happening!

On a completely different note....I have been fine....dandy...? Im on holidays from uni so things are a bit calm. Found some motivation lying around somewhere too and bought a cap and goggles the other day and am turing acquatic! Well I have only been once but tomorrow is looking good!
Cara

My favourite place...

Mordialloc pier....it might not be anything special to many but I love it. It is a special place....the place for sunsets, breathing in fresh air, looking out at the endless horizon and having deep conversations with my soul. I must admit that I missed it while I was away. I never found anywhere (in Europe or the States) where I could look out at the sea and feel as content. xoxoxoxo

Photo from a friend!

My freind Ivan, whom I met on my flight from Zagreb (Crotaia's capital) to Hamberg (Northern Germany) and who kindly showed me the best parts of Hannover (south of Hamberg, has just finished cycling around Croatia with his brother! He took this photo for me! I love it! =) It's fabulous!

Tahiti photos

Greetings and Welcome to Bora Bora!



Going into Papaette



Swimming...or floating with my cousin Kaylen! Look at the colour of that water!!! Paradise!

Australia

Today the air was warm, still and fresh.
Today, for the first time since I have been home, I opened the door to let the fresh air in.
Today I smelled summer.
It is coming. It might rain next week or in the near future but it is coming.
Today I smelled Australia.
I smelled the gum trees, the red dirt, the kangaroos, the cockatoos.


Several days ago I went to the Dentist. The waiting room is full of all kinds of posh magazines. I read an article on the current Chilean president, a single Mother of 3, a pediatrician, who was imprisioned, tortured and exiled (to Australia) after the military coup of 1973.

'Because I was a victim of hate...I've decided to dedicate my life to turning hate into understanding, tolerance and - why not say it?- love'
-Michelle Bachelet, President of Chile

'They can cut all the flowers, but they cant stop spring'
-Pablo Neruda, great Chilean poet.