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Saturday, February 9, 2008

Going to Australia

Cairns, Australia is where Holly and I will be moving this coming January. Yes, we are moving there, and for a long time, in fact for over four years. I am going to start my schooling at JCU (James Cook University). I will be studying for a double major in Tropical Rain forest Ecology and Environmental Engineering.
You are probably asking why would I want to go 9,000 miles to a foreign country when I can almost do the same degree here in the states, well that is just it, I cannot get that same degree in the states. The reason why I chose JCU in Australia is because they have the best research facility for biology. The school is smack dead in the middle of a rain forest and also right next to The Great Barrier Reef, I am able to have the best of both worlds. The rain forest is listed as a World Heritage park, the Daintree, which is known as the oldest rain forest and is the most biodiverse (I love that word) in the world. The Great Barrier Reef is also listed as a World Heritage park, it is the largest living organism in the world and is the most biodiverse then any body of water in the world.

So now you have my reason why we are going to Cairns (pronounced like a tin can except with an s). I will now tell you about why I love wildlife and ecology so much. I have loved animals and nature ever since I could remember thanks to my wonderful mother. She would always point out animals, like a red robin eating a worm, a beautiful butterfly on a daisy and even the small little animals that most people don't even pay attention to, like a spider spinning its web or some ants gathering food. I was so amazed that there was another world, or so to say dimension, that I would spend days trying to learn more about this wonderful world we live in. I have dedicated my life's work in educating myself and others about wildlife and the environment around them so that they to can have a better understanding about the world they live in. I feel this is my calling in life and that I need to do all that I can to get the education that I need to pursue this goal. This is why my wife and I are moving to Australia.

Now you have it, and now I would like to post some pictures of Cairns and the Daintree rain forest and the unique plants and animals that surround this wonderful land and ocean.

PS. Thank you for taking the time to read and to understand the great love that I have for this wonderful world we live in. Keep smiling.

Cairns at night

Part of the Great Barrier Reef

A Cassowary

The JCU campus

Part of the Daintree Rain Forest

A Rainbow Lorakeet


Cape Tribulation (the only place on the earth where a rain forest meets the ocean)

Palm Cove, north of Cairns

A Cockatoo they fly wild, as common as Utah Seagulls