At last I'm receiving some reaction on all the resumes I've send. Recruiters are now calling for more info about my resume. Which means they've read it ! So my resume seems to be written well and there is just enough info on it to make them interested. Now it's just waiting till someone wants to speak with me. One job is already denied. They were looking for a PR (Permanent Resident) while I'm only a TR (Temporary Resident). Guess I will hear this more coming days… Last week I went to the Immigration Museum. A small, decent museum focussed on those arriving in Victoria from the 1800's up until now. Next week I'm going to the Melbourne Museum. I have absolutely no idea what to expect. But a lot of guests are recommending it. Just as they recommend the War Memorial in Canberra. According to the majority in the hostel it is the only reason to go to Canberra. So I'm thinking of doing a city trip or a mid-week stay. It might save me some time later on this trip. Last Sunday I went to the Harvest Festival in Werribee Park, some 40km southwest of Melbourne (yep they drive on the left but they use km) . It was e pretty nice festival, a bit expensive ($ 175 entrance, food and drinks weren't that bad according to Australian standards. $ 10 for a normal meal and $5 for a 0.6l bottle of coke), but the setting was great, very similar to End of the Road. A part of the park was reserved for the festival , so it was a nice stroll from one stage to another. Too bad I didn't bring my camera. There were music stages, but also opportunities to hear stand-up comedians, actors and other performers. Top of the bill were Beck, Santigold and Sigur Rós. The first was good, the third were also pretty good although I believe they've lost their magic. Santigold was playing at the same time as Sigur Rós. But the best gig was no doubt Chromatics. They were the only ones who could give me goose bumps all over my body. You can read more about the festival on my music pages (soon). It is remarkable how many French are staying here. At this time there are at least 9 French. And off course some of them are speaking French to me once they know I'm Belgian. I like it, because I can maintain my French, there are no other possibilities to speak that language in Australia. And some of those French are pretty cool guys (and girls). The music here is very different. The one working on the main computer mostly decides what is playing, although I've already found some solutions to that. All common rooms do have their own sound system (5.1 or 2.1 pc systems) so just change rooms to hear my music :) It reveqls some weird things sometimes, French who're listening to Ghinzu and Girls in Hawaii, an American who recognized Pinback at the first note, a German recognizing The Album Leaf logo, another French loving Boards of Canada. Too bad the British controlling the main computer are stuck in the (bad) 90's (Charles & Eddy, Annie Lenox, 5ive, Backstreet Boys…)

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