Impressions of Perth (after one month)

It has been one month since i arrived in Perth Australia for a research attachment. The initial days were plain, but full of little surprises. First little surprise was how beautiful UWA campus is, and my first encounters to the campus at 9am was in total owe. Old buildings from early days of this century, pond of still waters like mirrors, and loud but colorful parrots on trees that have leaves red like burning fire. Oh it is such a holy place for education!



Another little surprise is the fruit tree at the backyard of my house! There are at least 3 types: pomegranate, grapefruit and olives! So lovely to have a garden and so peculiar to pick something from wild and being able to eat them right away. well laugh at me as you wish, but for a person who grew up in blocks and concrete, this is truly a little wonder.


Then days gone by slowly with me fully immersed into the research mood. The initial wonders and surprises look more and more normal now. People never treasure what they have! I could still recall my heart leaping on the sight of lovely campus of UWA, but it is only recalling, it never happens anymore when i step into this beautiful campus.

Though another little surprise was a nasty one with a co-worker at research, life manges itself and everything just moves on. Bit by bit, I adjust and I learn, and everything turns to be sweet (if you manage to ignore enough of it)

The finale of this blog was the trip with my high school mate, who came all the way from Sydney! 4 days, we had crazy four days to travel around perth and finish every spot that a tourist would go. Despite the crazy rainy windy weather, we went with all the highest spirits. Wineries, beaches, oceans, caves, markets, port town, cocktails, prison night tour, rocks, sand, deserts, pubs and parrots!! What strange combination and we had it all! We were iron man and woman, we had little time to eat or sleep, but we saw! Every little sense of our body was complaining except for our eyes!

No languages could describe the feelings when eyes met with the great monster waves from Indian Ocean, the dazzling yellow light from weird rocks in the desert, the cheapest price of a nice bottle of wine at the winery...Strong satiation. Well sorry little buddies, eyes always come in first priority, and that's because we are just humans.

Coming home, and fully immersed in research again, but I know that somewhere inside me has changed after this month, somewhere that has been awaken and feels tingling and sweet strangely.