Hi! I am Kate Fulginiti, a junior at Augustana majoring in economics and business finance. In Australia, my internship is in event planning at the Sydney Observatory. Built in 1858, the observatory is both a historical landmark and museum/planetarium located next to the Opera House and Harbor Bridge. Some of my duties include organizing different events for the International Year of Astronomy and coordinating a Valentine’s Day celebration “under the stars.”
Truly Remarkable
As I’m staring out the fourth floor library window right now (bundled up in my winter fleece), the cold draft serves as an unpleasant reminder how far away I am from Sydney, Australia. The last month has been a blur—containing heaps (a popular Australian word) of exciting adventures, humorous encounters, and sad goodbyes. The following [...]
Posted on March 12th, 2009 by katharine-fulginiti
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The Wet-Sundays….
Posted on February 16th, 2009 by katharine-fulginiti
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Life is good
Posted on January 28th, 2009 by katharine-fulginiti
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Houston we have a problem….
Wednesday was “Party Day” at the Sydney Observatory; day -to -day tours and events in the museum stopped while approximately 120 ambitious youngsters participate in numerous astronomical activities. Rocket launch, an extensive paper airplane station, and face painting were set up outside, along with a harp player and gelato (ice cream meets sorbet) stand. [...]
Posted on January 25th, 2009 by katharine-fulginiti
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Drowned Rats and Sun-dried Tomatoes
I met Rob, a Chicago native, in the Sydney airport Friday morning. As we stood in line to exchange currency, I learned that Rob had just quit his job at a large banking firm in Chicago to travel Australia for two months. It turns out that Rob, who is about to turn 40, recently realized [...]
Posted on January 17th, 2009 by katharine-fulginiti
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In 24 hours…
I leave good ole’ Springfield IL in 24 hours and will not be back until March 7. It finally hit me last night that I will be spending the next two months in Australia. Ha! Yes, I am whole-heartedly excited, but completely overwhelmed with the things still need to get done today. What have I [...]
Posted on January 6th, 2009 by katharine-fulginiti
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