Australia, A Poem.

So today in sociology, everyone was doing duet type poems and stuff.... and the sociology teacher asked me if I wanted to write one about Australia, or myself. So I did.... whipped this baby up in about ten minutes, but I added a verse or two when I got home. I call it "Australian Nation" - by me. Of course.

I am from Australia,
The land down under;
Where the roos roam the streets,
and the cows mow the lawns.

It is true in Australia,
everything can kill you.
Even beloved Kangaroos.

So when you are there,
make sure you beware,
of everything your eyes do meet.

In the middle of our land,
lies a big open pan,
containing the heart of our nation.

Although it's a rock,
still people do flock,
to see our red rock, Uluru.

Our government may be shot,
but we won't quit;
as Australians are toughened that way.

We go on our way,
and live by the day,
to reap what out country does offer.

Throughout our great nation,
lies the history of foundation,
on which this great land was built.

From the convicts in labouring,
to the shearers in shearing,
even the cowboys on horseback,
they all helped our nation grow.

And when the mighty storms do come,
through thunder to plunder,
the land comes together,
united.

We work through the night,
to salvage through blight,
to revive the survivors of might.

Army, Navy, citizens too,
all come together,
when the time is due.

To do what is needed,
to help men get through.

So as the sun rises,
over the deap blue horisons,
we look to the skies,
and salute the ones that have fallen.

Is it awesome? I know it's awesome gee... haha

Peace for now,
Me.

An Eventful Weekend

Well, as I mentioned before when I was explaining the Caqui, I was stating at a Rotarians house in a mother part of São Paulo for the weekend. Friday night we went out to dinner. .... Chocolate pizza. Ohmygosh. The amazingness of that pizza was just, just amazing. Greatest thing ever. Saturday I mainly just watched tv with the dad and talked to my retard of a friend in exchange in Canada, Catherine. Hi Catherine ;) but for lunch we went to a Japanese restaurant..... Never having big enough balls in Australia to eat raw fish I finally grew a pair and tried the raw salmon and some sushi, and prawns. Dude. Why did I never eat this in Australia?! Om nom nom, the meal even came with a complimentary 'digestion' drink. It tasted like lemon and lime with maybe a hint of peppermint and a small dab of vanilla ice cream blended up. Elaine even said it had a dab of Vodka in it...l probably shouldn't tell you that. But I did. But, it'll be our little secret! Sunday night, I went to dinner with Elaine, Ventura and Jenny (some Rotary people). We went to 'Outback'.... The Brazilian version of Australian food.... Interesting.... But I wasn't complaining about the steak! Haven't had one in ages! It was truly magical, nearly cried. Legit. At Outback, employees receive pins, which are basically merit badges, and I was asking the guy serving us about them and also told him in Rotary I collect pins for my brazier.... So what does he do... He gives me one of his merits. BRAZILIANS, Y U SO NICE?! By it was a good weekend nonetheless! Also, I found Australian tanning lotions. Yeeah biznatch. That's how Australians roll.

It's a Tomato! It's an Orange! No, it's a Caqui!

So I'm staying at a Rotarians house over this weekend and the husband comes out and tells me to try this fruit I've never seen before. Grabbing it in my hands I think... 'Is there a reason we don't have this in Australia? Will it kill me or something?'. Well... You only live once. So I take a bite and what do you know it's like an apple and an orange got together and had a baby and produced ugly looking, amazing tasting offspring. You know what they say, beauty is I the inside ;)