Melbourne, Australia

My final day in Melbourne. One last match I’ll edit from the apartment in the evening which left me with a day to wander.

The light and architecture in this city are wonderful. My collegue said it’s much like Boston. And it is, if the road planners knew how to draw a straight line. The mix of old and new, of heritage and hope, is intoxicating. I’ve been here for nearly three weeks and everyone I’ve met has been kind, gracious and welcoming.

If I need to flee my homeland, this would work.

A long walk with but one destination, the Fox Collection. Small but powerful.

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Our last match at the stadium and I’m editing two games again. Having the work of my students flowing in from two different pitches, in two different cities, trying to watch two different games … I need more practice. And I want more practice.

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

If you’re going to cover international women’s soccer, there’s one player you want to see – Brazil’s Marta. This is her last Women’s World Cup, she changed the sport forever.

Melbourne, Australia

Back at the stadium and there was an Australian rules football team practicing alongside.

Melbourne, Australia

The Canadian team was visited by Carla Qualtrough, Canada’s Minister for Sport and Person’s with Disabilities. Sports always ends up being political.

Melbourne, Australia

Wandere dback to the Queen Victoria Market, set up in part as a flea market and in part as a produce, meats and cheeses space. I should have brought a big bag to buy groceries with, but it was a hefty hike back to the apartment.

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Wandered over to the State Library Victoria which has a wonderful Domed Reading Room, truly spectacular. There was also a photo exhibition up with a unique way of showing the images – two walls, onto one was projected the image and on the other how the image is handled or stored.

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia

Melbourne, Australia