  My stay at Elisa's place was great (thanks Elisa), a big house with jacuzzi for the two of us. Everyday I commuted to and from uni by citycat, i.e. a river-ferry, giving a beautiful view of Brisbane. Lunch I mostly shared with Marcio, a Brazilian PhD student, who showed me a couple of things around uni, like the Friday afternoon drinks at the staff restaurant/bar with a couple of people of the Earth Sciences department.
Saturday morning (Elisa and I couldn't sleep in, because we both were still suffering from jetlag - we were on the same flights from London to Brisbane without knowing this and eachother) Elisa showed me Brisbane centre..... well and that was an experience... A very short one, because we were done in 2 hours. It's a really small and quiet place, especially during weekends. To make life a little more interesting we joined two of her friends on Sunday on a hike in a national park, located a 100 km SW of Brisbane.
During the last week in Rod's office, I spent most of my time reading up, scanning articles and fragments of geological books... organising my enrolment and bankaccount. Wednesday night I enjoyed the 3rd Queensland-NSW rugby match of the year with Daniel and two others. The following day (my last day in Brisbane for a while) I spent packing and cleaning, and seeing Spiderman 2 with Elisa. The next morning off to the airport, destination Peru. Finally, South America, my first visit. But first...... the Oz-Peru trip. 
