In late October and into November, jacaranda trees come into bloom all over Sydney. Their purple flowers offer a striking contrast to the calm greens of the gum trees and palm trees. I think they are some of the most beautiful trees I have ever seen, but many Aussies have interesting emotions connected to them. Around this time of the year uni students have to start studying for finals. Whenever the jacarandas go into bloom it is a sign that their exams are eminent. Some of my friends have even told me that to have a jacaranda flower fall on you during finals week is a bad omen. I think that I will always have positive emotions connected to jacarandas, because around the time of them starting to bloom, I figured out employment for the second half of my year here and started looking for apartments.
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| Jacaranda outside my window |
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