Unicorn works by pressing one ear at a time...

Yesterday I started volunteering at St. Vinnies Op Shop. I love it! Today I worked all day and it was fantastic. Everyone is so sweet and lovely, the managers especially. I worked the till in the morning and in the afternoon I sorted through jewelry. It so happens that those are my two favorite jobs to do at second hand stores. Working at Etcetera Shop the last two summers is definitely paying off. I am so excited to start working there more often.

A change in the wind

As promised in our first week in Australia, the summer heat has come. Last week there were a couple days where I barely left the comfort of my fan. I've been reading a lot lately, as most Australians are on holiday mode and there isn't a lot to do. My main volunteer job as a tutor does not start again till February. The heat made me not want to leave the house.

However, with each heat wave comes a cool wind. A storm has blown up from the south and today it finally rained. Rain is such a blessing in this part of Australia. Everyone is happier now that our house has finally cooled down. And now I'm looking forward to new opportunities to volunteer. This week I'm helping with a holiday club for primary schoolers. It should be fun.

Rabbit Proof Fence

Heart wrenching, tear jerking, inspiring, beautiful, powerful, provocative, and capturing are all words to describe this movie. Rabbit Proof Fence is a story of three young girls who have the courage and the determination to go home again.

In the 1870s the Australian government started taking half Aboriginal-half white children, called half castes, away from their families in order to bread their native color and blood out of them. It did not end until the 1970s. The stolen generations is just one example of mistreatment of the Aboriginal peoples.

After being taken 1200 miles away from their home, two sisters and their cousin escape the mission home and start a long journey through the desert to their homeland. I highly recommend this movie as both a historical film (based on a true story) and a beautiful work of film. Its the best movie I've seen in a long time, and I've been watching plenty of movies lately.