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Hello everyone. I’m Dan. I am a junior at Notre Dame, but this semester I am studying in Fremantle, Australia. I am going to be blogging about my four months on the other side of the world. I am also putting together a list of the different lingo that I pick up on as I go along so be sure to check that out too. Enjoy.
This is Bather’s Beach, about a 2-minute walk from my bedroom. I just wanted to give everyone a taste of my backyard for the next 4 months.
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Christchurch
As my last stop in the Southern Hemisphere a friend and I spent a weekend in Chirstchurch, New Zealand on our back towards the states. The trip was a little too quick and our bank accounts were a little too low to fully experience all of New Zealand, but we made due with what we [...]
Articles
AUSSIE SLANG
GLOSSARY
Foster’s - Beer
* only kidding… ordering a Foster’s is Australia is about the same as wearing a NASCAR hat, toby keith shirt, and waving an american flag all at once. But Jim threw it in here as a joke, so I decided to keep it.
Bush - Countryside *The deserts and uncivilized areas that most people [...]
Sports
A man’s game
Friday night the Western Force rugby club took own the Chiefs from New Zealand at the Subiaco Oval, 20 minutes north of where I live. The four guys who I live with decided that we had had enough estrogen and snuck away to drink a few beers and watch grown men smash into each other [...]
Food and Drink
Taste of Oz
Last night I grilled myself some kangaroo steaks. It was cheap and easy and some of the juiciest meat I’ve eaten. This was my second helping of kangaroo since I’ve been down here and I think I will make it a regular meal. The first time was at a restaurant called Little Creatures right across [...]
Class
School’s Out
A few hours ago I finished up my last days of classes at Notre Dame Australia. I officially have one year of education remaining in my life before becoming a real person. The past week has been a hectic seven days of finishing papers, presentations, and months worth of work that has been put off [...]
Music
Blues & Roots
It’s 10:30 on a Sunday night and I just came inside from sitting on the big tin roof of my building. From the roof I have a great view of the sky and the huge Norfolk Pines in the Esplanade Park right across the street. Oh, and in between those nice trees I had a [...]
Holidays
Phuket
Continuing my week-long dream vacation in Thailand, about half of our group left Bangkok at 6 a.m. on our fourth day while the rest stayed behind to explore the city some more. I went with the group to Phuket and I am thrilled that I did.
Phuket is located right along the coast in the southern [...]
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