No More Churrooooos

So I spent pretty much the last week locked in my studying cave o' doom, depressed about life since I couldn't go play in Melbourne :(  My BMB final wasn't too bad, but I definitely could have done better on it.  The bad part came with my neuroscience exam, however.  The questions were pretty vague, and context dependent, so picking the single "correct" answer was pretty hard :/  But now that it's over and done with I just have microbiology to focus on.  I'm hoping if I set a really strict study schedule for myself, I'll be able to both study, go to martial arts, and have some playtime in Melbourne too.  

More and more I'm realizing what an incredible city Melbourne is.  There is just so much to see and do, and I feel like I haven't even scratched the surface....I will definitely miss it.  It was SO weird to have to say goodbye to Christine last night :(  It's finally setting in that my time in Australia is pretty much up, which makes me sad.  I really do love it here, and hope I can move back at some point....

I spent today out with Melissa, Camille, and Nancy, which was good fun.  We wandered around downtown for a bit, then went to check out the Shrine of Remembrance, which is the Victorian state war memorial, which was really really cool.  The Australians have a really huge amount of respect for their soldiers, so it was neat to visit, and watch the police take down the Australian flag at the closing of the shrine to the bugle calls and whatnot.  

We took a quick break to go bundle up in some warmer clothes, and then headed down to the Docklands to check out a fire-festival, but unfortunately we got there too late, but we still had a good time wandering around the area.  Afterwards we headed up to Lygon Street to visit San Churro to get some fresh cinnamon-y churros with melted dark chocolate. mmmmmm

I then said goodbye to Nancy and headed back home where I am now attempting to cram as much clothing into my suitcase as possible, and draw up a tightly-wound study schedule....

11 days left in Australia :(