Things I forgot to mention...

So after returning from our trip up North, all 3 study abroad houses got to do a Torchlight Tour of the old Fremantle Prison. This prison was running for about 100 years and just shut down in 1991. This was not just an ordinary historical tour, but a dark, scary, haunted tour. We got to see the prison cells with everything intact, the recreation yard, the kitchen, and the gallows. 44 people in total were executed within the prison and the 1 female of the 44 was named Martha. Martha murdered her children by making them gargle hydrochloric acid. Martha has been known to haunt many buildings around Freo. What a coincidence that the ghost of Cleos was given the name Martha within the first week of the semester...The tour was a really cool experience. I got a good laugh (and scare) out of the actors who jumped out at you and gave a 'personal' account of what it was like being in the prison. Our tour guide Pete, ended the tour by asking why he hadn't seen any of us American students out at The Orient (the bar across the street from our dorm)...clearly we don't like hanging out at places with 50 year old men (sorry Dad). So instead of seeing him at the Orient, he stalked us at The Newport two nights later. Creepy.

walking into the prison tour; either Cat is a good photographer or the ghosts were after us on our way in...

Earlier in the day before going to the prison tour, all of the study abroad students took part in raising money for a Leukemia foundation. One of the Port Lodge students shaved him head and everyone donated a few dollars. Most of the Cleos kids died a streak of their hair and also got everyone to donate a few dollars. Overall our group raised about $220.

Thursday and Friday were fun nights out. Thursday we went to the Claremont. The upstairs part where we usually hang out was closed, but we made our own dance party on the main floor. Friday night my Australian friend Martha came out with us and we went to The Newport and the Clint for a little bit. There was a slight casualty involved being taken down out of a cubby hole in the wall by an intoxicated friend, and an injury along with it, but all is well, nothing too serious.

Brendan, Cory, Tai, and Cat at the Claremont.

Tai Georgia and I, drinking at the beach before headed to the club!

The girls in Cleos before going out.

Me, Phil, Rachel and Tai. I'm not ticklish at all...