SHANNON HARDY STARTED HER FIRST DAY OF PODIATRY SCHOOL AT QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY IN AUSTRALIA

SHANNON JUST PHONED US FROM HER LUNCH BREAK FROM HER FIRST DAY AT PODIATRY SCHOOL AT QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY AND SHE SEEM VERY EXCITED.  SHE SAYS THE SCHOOL IS BEAUTIFUL WITH A NEW MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR FACILITY FOR GAIT ANALYSIS AND X-RAY, ULTRASOUND AND MRI.  SHE WILL BE HANDS ON WITH PATIENTS WITHIN 6 WEEKS WHICH SEEMS LIKE AN EXCELLENT WAY FOR A STUDEMT TO GET INVOLVED AND START APPLYING YOUR KNOWLEDGE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

SO FAR ALL LOOKS GOOD AN IT LOOKS AS THOUGH SHANNON HAS MADE A GOOD CHOICE OF PODIATRY SCHOOLS.  SHE IS LIVING JUST A 10 MINUTE HILLY WALK FROM CAMPUS AND IS ONLY ANOTHER 10 MINUTE HILLY WALK TO THE CITY CENTER WHICH HAS A HUGE MALL, INDOORS AND OUTSIDE.

 EVEN THOUGH WE ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER RIGHT NOW, DAYTIME TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE 20'S AND NIGHTIME TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE LOW TEENS WHICH IS GREAT FOR SLEEPING.  SO FAR WE HAVEN'T HAD A CLOUD IN THE SKY FOR OVER 3 WEEKS WHICH IS GREAT FOR KEEPING YOUR SPIRITS UP.  SHANNON WAS ACTUALLY GETTING VERY TIRED OF THE DREARY WET WEATHER THAT SHE ENDURED FOR 4 YEARS IN SCOTLAND WHEN SHE WAS STUDYING AT ST. ANDREWS UNIVERSITY.

MARZ AND MYSELF ARE LEAVING IN 2 MORE DAYS FOR HOME AND SHANNON WILL BE RETURNING FOR HER SCHOOL BREAK IN NOVEMBER  FOR 2 MONTHS.  THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT SHE HAS LIVED ALONE AND GONE TO SCHOOL WITHOUT KNOWING A SINGLE SOUL, ALTHOUGH WE KNOW SHE WILL SURVIVE AS SHE MAKES FRIENDS EASILY AND FURTHERMORE SHE WILL NOT BE DISTRACTED FROM HER STUDIES AS THAT IS THE REASON SHE IS HERE.