The weekend of May 8th has been a very busy weekend, but it has also been a lot of fun. Friday I went to the BBQ club lunch and ate some lunch with Christina. It was good to catch up with her because I hadn't seen her in awhile. That night I went out to a club with Amy. We went to a place called the Night Cat. She said that they normally play jazz music, even though Friday night they had more of a latin band playing, but the music was really good. I also liked the vibe of the place. They had couches and tables and a place to dance. We had some drinks and talked and watched people dance. It was pretty entertaining. I had a good time.
Saturday was a really fun day. I went to Ballarat with Megan, who I've met through the Enviro club. Ballarat is a city about an hour and a half outside of Melbourne. It reminds me a bit of Rock Hill, but I think Rock Hill is probably bigger. We went driving down mainstreet and then Megan showed me the dried up lake. The state of Victoria has been in a drought for several years. There was a little bit of water in it though, since it had rained recently. But it looked more like a marsh than a lake. We headed over to the gardens and they had a little market going on. We walked around and got some food from one of the stands. We then headed over to the gardens and ate there. It was a nice day. After lunch we headed over to the wildlife sanctuary. When we headed in there were kangaroos everywhere, which I wasn't quite expecting. But it was awesome. I got to walk around and pet them. Megan showed me around and then we went and watched a snake show. I was able to pet a boa constrictor. After the snakes they brought out a koala, and I was able to pet him and get a picture with him. After that there was an alligator feeding. Then a tasmanian devil feeding and a spotted quoll feeding. I was able to see a lot of wildlife there. I was also able to see emus, wombats, snakes, crocodiles, wallabies, an eagle, and an echidna. At the end of the day Megan's friend Glen was able to take us into the back where they kept some of the snakes and I was able to see a snapping turtle, and we walked into the crocodile enclosure, even though we were on a bridge above the crocodiles. It was definitely an amazing day.
Sunday was another busy day. I headed into the city with Sarah. We went to the Queen Victoria Market, which I hadn't seen yet. They had so much stuff there. There was produce, meats, coffee, flowers, retail. There was also a lot of yelling going on around the produce, people yelling out prices to try to sell their stuff. If I were closer I would do my shopping there. The prices were really good. I was able to buy some souvenirs while I was there. It was fun because we just walked around and looked at stuff. After that we walked around the city so Sarah was able to take some pictures for a project. I also went out that night for Hayley's birthday, who is another girl I've met through the Enviro club and Megan's housemate. First we all met at the Hawthorn hotel and got some drinks and dinner. They had $5 pizzas there, which was a good price. After dinner we headed over to the Geebung, which is a club. There we got some drinks and danced. It was a lot of fun. They had a band playing too. I knew some of the songs, but they also played some Australian songs that I didn't know. It was definitely a great night and I had a lot of fun.
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