Freitag, 16. März 2007

Roadtrip

Hey

On Monday, 19th March, I'm going south with Fabian, Faeldi, Imfeld, a colleague from school. We intended to depart tomorrow, 18th, but Faeldi was in hospital yesterday. He had an ear infection as a result of our diving course.
We bought a camper van last week which was originally built for 18 persons so it is quite big and comfortable. I hope we won't have any breakdowns but in the end it's all a matter of relativity.

Hope you are all well
See you soon

Sam

Family life






Hey

here are some pics of my host family: Brendan(17), Bronagh(15) and mother Dympna Brbich have been my host family for eleven weeks.

Diving Course on Rotto






Hey

I've just finished my "Padi Open Water Diving Course" on Rottnest Island! I'm now an Open Water Diver with certification and therefore allowed to go diving on my own. There must be awesome diving sites at Ningaloo Reef and Byron Bay and I'm looking forward to diving there.

Pictures will follow, my colleague Lukas has taken some underwater pics: Stingrays(yes, those creatures which killed Steve Irwin!) lobsters, blow fishes(they can blow their body up when feeling stress) and a lot more. To sum up, it was a great experience!

Donnerstag, 1. März 2007

Surfweekend in Lancelin




Hey

we had our surf trip in Lancelin last weekend. We managed to stand on our surfboard on the first day, we made a remarkable progress after just one hour in water. However, it was quite exhausting to get on your board with a so called "jump-up" for five/six hours a day. In the evening we were all sunburned.

I had an appointment with a doctor yesterday, the outcome was that I'm nearly deaf(audiogram: abnormal) but it should be OK to go scuba diving.

I've just had my speaking exam. It was terrible and I hope I will finally pass it!

Greetings and all the best
Sam