Shelby and Eli have already covered our sporting adventures this weekend. Running, frisbee, biking, and tennis - I'm sore. Though I was excited today to see one of the tennis players was using the same racket I played with in high school, the trusty Prince CTS Thunderstick. To this day, I call any racket in any sport my thunderstick.
But I digress. One of my favorite parts of Melbourne so far is the noisy birds. Whether it is gangs of playful rainbow lorikeets or wailing magpies, the neighborhood is alive with birds. The area around Eli's school is particularly loud. Being distracted at school by parrots is definitely not something that happens at home.
Tomorrow I'm off on my first business trip since arriving in Melbourne. I'll be going to Brisbane until Friday to attend a neuroimmunology conference and give a presentation on Zika virus. I'm excited to see Queensland and experience a different part of Australia.
--dave
