Cheesehead Vet Student in OZ: Animals are SO are my thing! :D ***I LOVE VET SCHOOL***

Now that my anatomy practical is done and over worth and I just have to wait for my grade I can tell you how amazing of a week this has been.

I bought my first pair of Veterinary Overalls
I feel OK about anatomy practical
Brian took me to Jus Burgers for dinner in Fremantle (Freo). We split a kangaroo burger and the most AMAZING tastebud exploding thing I have ever experienced = Pumpkin burger with goat cheese!! I am determined to figure out exactly how they made it because I still can't get over it and we ate it DAYS ago!! Okay only two days ago, but it was utterly fantastic!!
Wednesday started as a normal day and thanks to my teacher going on a LONG tangent I decided to check my facebook which led me to a post about a dog walker position. This led Brian and I on a whirlwind trip to a new part of perth called como. It is right on the swan river but still south of the main city center and Northeast of Murdoch. It was absolutely breathtaking and after the most awesome interview for a dog walking position ever - BRIAN GOT THE JOB!! :D Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday mornings! Two Australian references should get the ball rolling! After our interview we decided to not go back to the bus stop and instead headed towards the Swan River which was two blocks away. We walked along one of the best paved bike/running trail yet! When it is said that Perth is one of the most active cities, they were not joking! SOO many bikers! I can't wait to get a REALLY nice bicycle. I don't know if I am as brave as my mom to get one with shoes that clip in! Back to our walk: I stuck my feet in at the waters edge and then after a bit of watching the sunset we walked all the way to the train station and I GOT TO RIDE THE TRAIN back to murdoch station and then Brian and I walked home from there which is a good few big blocks and all the way across the longest part of campus because it was after work and end of school hours and the buses are ABSOLUTELY crowded during "rush hour" times. It is really an amazing site - how many people ride public transport here!
Today we got up early and went on an adventure! We double checked our bus route to the dog walking house and realized the 2nd bus we wanted to take only travels once an hour and we only had one chance to catch the first bus in order to catch the second or we and the doggie that had to be walked would have to wait another hour till we could get there. Everything timed out perfect. Caught 1st bus with 5 mins to spare and was able to transfer buses with 1 minute to spare! and then the most awesome dog walking hour began! We walked to the swan river where this little doggie was literally infatuated with water! As I splashed on the river bank with her she tried to catch the water droplets so we kept kicking water in the air for her to flip and catch. Then walk a little further and do it all over again! We just had to be careful of the crazy huge jelly fish all pushed near the shoreline!! Not nearly as many as the clear guys we have seen before in Freo, but WAY bigger. Anyway, this little doggie had Brian and I laughing non-stop for an hour. She was beyond adorable! Animals are so our thing! It was one of the best mornings we have had! We got her home and all dried off before heading home and she gave me a kiss goodbye :D. We just missed the bus and had to wait 30mins for the next one back to the transfer station. So we sat on a little bench and ate mandarin oranges! HOLY CRAP WISCONSIN YOU DO NOT KNOW WHAT YOU ARE MISSING!! oranges bought in WI grocery stores do NOT taste nearly as good as the oranges here. In WI they taste watered down (best way I can think of to describe it) but not here! NOPE NOPE NOPE! soo sweet!

Also the houses in this neighborhood by the Swan River were absolutely stunning!! :D I forgot to take any house photos, but I did manage to get a few flower photos! I've never seen so many roses thrive before!! This is such a gorgeous city! I am still continually baffled by the beauty of this place and am soooo grateful for everyone who helped me achieve this dream!

After we got home I showered, Brian made me lunch, and it was off to physio lab! This is where I GOT TO WHERE MY OVERALLS FOR THE FIRST TIME! I really missed my cow boots tho! :( sadly they are still in WI. I went down to the barn where we listened to respiratory sounds on horses and on goats! Horses breath so slowly so it was very interesting finding their lung field! and OH BOY DO I LOVE GOATS!! After getting headbutted and rubbed against in the hopes of falling over, respiratory sounds were heard! Mission accomplished. I did spend a little extra time petting each horse and goat! WHAT A GREAT DAY TODAY WAS!! :D

I am not sure what else is in store besides studying this next week which is a study break week (THANKFULLY)! I have two group projects to work on and exams coming up in a week, but if I do anything fun I will be sure to let you all know! :D

Part of city center and one of the million round-abouts! Gorgeous views EVERYWHERE

There is the swan river! just down the other road at same round-about!

crazy cool bridges over one of the main highways that go into the city center and across the river! The bridges are designed so bikes can ride up and cross safely! Its pretty sweet!

View of river and the hotels on the ocean front! If you look at Google Maps of Perth, it is really hard to get a sense of how HUGE this river is - it is really quite breathtaking and I still haven't fully grasped the massiveness of it. After being here it is obvious how this waterway is the lifeline of the city and its origins!

City Center directly behind the roadway! Trees are trying to block the buildings.

Crossing the bridge. This is the swan river with the ocean beyond

heading south to train station on awesome bike path along the river (Ocean to the right/West)

PELICAN RIGHT NEXT TO THE PATH!! Moments like this is when I wish I would bring my iPad with me everywhere because of its PHENOMENAL camera! Also two little black birds sitting next to pelican! haha