- first and foremost, my new nephew, anderson clarence stark, was born yesterday, july 31 at 9:21am (central standard time, U.S.A.) and weighed in at 9 lbs. 1 oz. and 21 inches long! heidi (mom) and the baby are doing very well. jon (dad) said that big brother jackson (6 yrs. old) was very interested in anderson right from the start and had fun getting a surgical mask and gloves from the nurses to help "examine" his new baby brother! here is the picture jon sent us just today (i'm sure more will follow soon - right, jon?)
- our second piece of news is... we just bought a car today! we are so excited about this purchase especially since we have been totally reliant on public transportation and/or friends picking us up over the past 6 months, so this will surely bring our quality of life up to a whole new level. we are mostly looking forward to having the chance to get out and explore the area beyond perth that we've heard so much about. the car is a silver 2005 nissan x-trail (a small/mid-size suv, complete with 4wd). it only has 23,000km (~15,000 miles) on it so it looks and feels pretty much like a new car! - second semester is off to a good start so far, too. i'm taking only two classes right now: one is 'educational policy & practice' and the other is 'global english: current issues in TESOL' both of which are going to be very interesting and keep me plenty busy over the next 12 weeks. in addition to these classes, i will be writing my major paper (a shorter version of a thesis) which, if all goes according to plan, should be done by this november.
i will try to keep this updated more regularly now, so keep reading!
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