this year.

It feels like I just got settled and I’m out on the road again. I will be departing Wollongong at 4:30am tomorrow to travel to the town of Gilgandra — population 3000 (map). It is located some 7h drive north-west of my current location, but by train-train-bus it will clock in the range of 11h. The excursion is part of the “Australian School Experience” portion of the program I am enrolled in here in Wollongong. Duration: 10 days. I will be observing at the Gilgandra High School which has an enrollment of 360 students spread across levels 7-12. The town is not officially in the outback, but it’s probably close enough for most readers. The weather will be around 40C and they are especially stricken by the 100-year drought that is currently enveloping Australia. it will be interesting to say the least. Oh, and I’ll be living above one of the towns 3 pubs.