Getting into Swotvac now and it's pretty hard work. I had a bit of a break on Friday night though to go to the AusIMM Mining Ball. It was such a great night, lots of entertainment and delicious food. Plus my friend won the raffle :-). It was all raising money for the Royal Flying Doctors, so there were a bunch of pictures being auctioned too. So we had a heap of fun before starting study on the weekend.

I've been offered vacation work at Aurecon, so I'm really looking forward to starting there. The process wasn't too difficult, I just applied online, made a few phone calls and had an interview. I'll be working in the Community Development and Infrastructure sector, so it'll be interesting to see what sorts of projects are involved.

I've also been thinking a lot about my fourth year thesis. I'm interested in a project starting next year that models the transport of nutrients through groundwater flow. I've been talking to the Professor in charge, he seems really enthusiastic. So I'm hoping it all works out and I can get involved in that next year :-)