Melbourne, Victoria (Part I)

In Melbourne I had a mini camp reunion.  Two people I met while in Connecticut live in the suburbs of Melbourne.  I met up with Liz first and spent an afternoon in her town catching each other up on the past 3 months.  The next day I met up with Gemma and her friend Steve and we went out to Healesville Sanctuary to see some Aussie animals.  Gemma introduced me to vegemite and cheese sandwiches, which I must say I found enjoyable.  After our zooing (Gemma assured me that "zooing" is in fact a word) Gemma and I went to a comedy performance entitled "The Terminativity."  Imagine the terminator traveling back in time to stop Mary from giving birth to Jesus with the occasional song thrown in for good measure.  It was a very funny performance.  My reunion continued on Christmas Day when I went to Gemma's house for a BBQ with a few of her friends.  It was a fun way to spend Christmas, outside and in the sunshine.  Tomorrow (the 27th) I'm off to Gemma's family's Christmas lunch.  So don't fret, I'm still spending Christmas with family.