Pukamon here! Ash and I have been back in Florida since Saturday. It's slightly warmer than Melbourne at this time of year (thank you, opposite seasons!) and, unlike last year, I don't have to play stuffed toy every time someone knocks on the door.

But at the same time... It's kinda boring. At least at home I was going to lectures. (I can't ( Read more... )

Midterm break for the school I'm actually being assessed* at is in a couple of weeks, so Pukamon and I are headed back to Florida for the break. Not a volunteer or tourist trip this time, just staying with a friend to put some hours in at Disney. It's not much, but I like earning in USD, and it'll look good on my work record card. And thankfully, I ( Read more... )

Hi, guys, Pukamon here! Ash and I just got back from Queensland. We had a lovely time there picking out stuff that got washed into Brisbane's creeks with Conservation Volunteers Australia, and I could actually do something beyond shuffling biscuits around plates this time, which was great. Queensland is as pretty as I remember it from family ( Read more... )

Seeing Christchurch still trying to sort itself out and sitting through aftershocks a month on really brought home the kind of thing y'all must be going through in Japan. I think I needed that eye opener. (Working with the Farmy Army made me feel like such a city kid, though ( Read more... )

I just booked flights [English: across the ditch / Japanese: to Christchurch] this weekend so Pukamon and I can help our old roommate's school's Student Volunteer Army with some earthquake recovery. Doing something to help out somewhere feels better than standing around the deli worrying about y'all, and while I can't afford a flight to Japan, I ( Read more... )