Trish Patrick Blogs

I wrote a grant to fund a Science Cafe for underprivileged children in Bengkulu City. The grant funded workshops for children who work on the street begging for money and those in children’s homes. My colleague changed the name of the banner to what he liked, but I like Science Cafe. His Bahasa to English…

Saturday. Beautiful day for visiting the Saturday Fish Market. My colleagues and friends Arie and Regen (they are at the end of the slides) picked me up at 5:30am (yes!!) and took me to the fish market. Their kids hate it because it is stinky!! If you are following my blog, you know I LOVE…

If your one desire in life is to know if you are using binoculars correctly, you are in luck. I taught a binocular class at the University of Sydney. Using binoculars. Seems so easy. Right! Before I started, I asked the class how many of them had not used binoculars. One student raised their hand.…

I finished off my trip on the Ghan with a quick stop in Adelaide. Love Adelaide! So vibey. The food market was great. I ate there every day. The best part–I was there during The Fringe. The Fringe is a huge music festival with over 60,000 artists–at least that is what the sign said. I…

I took The Ghan (train) to Adelaide. The Ghan is a first-class train that I would equate with a cruise line. I call it a land cruise. Upscale, all inclusive–even the tours from the train are included. The train was meant to leave on Thursday but due to flooding in Darwin it left late Wednesday.…

After much deliberation with my peeps in Sydney, I flew to Mparntwe (Alice Springs). Mparntwe is the home of the Arrernte. The Arrernte are the original caretakers of Mparntwe. Mparntwe was on my bucket list way before I made my way to Australia. I wanted to fly around Australia, but you know best plans and…

Visited Jervis Bay and the surrounding area in New South Wales. Beautiful place. The water here is very clear. Nothing like the sediment water we have on our beaches. You can see the bottom way out into the water. I think the difference is our waves cause the water to churn up the sand so…

More visitors to the Chris and John Backyard Zoo. Kookaburras and Common Brushtail Possums. The Kookaburras were so close I could touch them. The Possums are way too shy. Just as I was taking the photograph, she turned away. This female was carrying a baby on her back. Over the years, while sitting on a…

Wikipedia defines PILGRIMAGE as, “a journey, often into an unknown or foreign place, where a person goes in search of new or expanded meaning about their self, others, nature, or a higher good through the experience. It can lead to a personal transformation, after which the pilgrim returns to their daily life.” I am on…

Before you feel good that I am finally in a resort … stop!!! Areas of the protected forest are called Resorts—–so NO I was not in a swank resort sitting by the pool. Instead, I spent a few days with a wonderful family living in a village on the edge of the protected forest collecting…