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I'm still alive... barely, UNSW Library, Australia travel blog

I'm still alive... barely

A travel blog entry by va-in-oz

I've been insanely busy lately, ever since my teaching practicum began last week. I've been observing and teaching an Elementary level English class at the Australian Pacific College in downtown Sydney. There are 18 students in the class from Korea, ...

Finished... FINALLY!, UNSW Library, Australia travel blog

Finished... FINALLY!

A travel blog entry by va-in-oz

I just needed to share with the world the fact that I have finished my last assignment of the semester, which is quite possibly the last academic paper I will ever have to write in my life!!!!! It felt like the never-ending assignment, way less exciting ...

All kinds of fun, UNSW Library, Australia travel blog

All kinds of fun

A travel blog entry by va-in-oz

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... snowboard. I heard that this year there's been a record amount of snowfall - it's the best snow in about 30 years! Snowboarding in Australia is quite expensive, but it was totally worth it to be able to say that I've been to Smiggin Holes (which Roy and ...

Tropical island escape, UNSW Library, Australia travel blog

Tropical island escape

A travel blog entry by va-in-oz

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... sunset on the beach from our balcony, plus we each had our own queen-size bed! I especially appreciated the bed since the stupid UNSW housing office had given me a new mattress before we left that's basically just a big piece of foam. 2. Long Beach! ...

ESL students say the darndest things!, UNSW Library, Australia travel blog

ESL students say the darndest things!

A travel blog entry by va-in-oz

... few weeks we have "birthday club", meaning people bring food to celebrate the month's birthdays. And tomorrow's my turn. By the way, in Australia people say "Hip Hip Hooray!" three times at the end of singing "Happy Birthday." Just thought I'd ...

A solo holiday, UNSW Library, Australia travel blog

A solo holiday

A travel blog entry by va-in-oz

... I screwed it up? :) Everything turned out fine, and we had a great evening. I'm constantly aware of how little time I have left in Australia. During my walk from Bondi to Coogee the other day (one of my favorite things to do in Sydney), as I sat in ...

Let the Games Begin!, UNSW Library, Australia travel blog

Let the Games Begin!

A travel blog entry by va-in-oz

... This weekend I'm heading down to the snowfields of New South Wales for a day of snowboarding. Yes, you can snowboard in Australia! It's damn expensive and the mountains aren't all that impressive, but you can snowboard. Should be fun, especially since ...

Highs and Lows, UNSW Library, Australia travel blog

Highs and Lows

A travel blog entry by va-in-oz

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The big news Down Under is that two of Australia's favorite couples have split up - Lleyton Hewitt & Kim Clijsters (both tennis players) and Mark Philippousis (tennis player) & Delta Goodrem (actress/pop singer). I don't know what's going on in the ...

the joys of Easter break, UNSW Library, Australia travel blog

the joys of Easter break

A travel blog entry by va-in-oz

... lawn party with a whole bling bling posse of scantily clad women. They made such a scene, because you don't see many black people in Australia. Everyone stopped to stare at them, but I don't think most of the Aussies knew who he was. I was like, "Oh ...

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