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Is Melbourne a Racist City? 21 Aug 2013 | 04:30 am
Is Melbourne a racist city? This is the question posed by 3AW’s Tom Elliott on August 6. His conclusion was ‘no’ based on two experiences. The first is that he asked former professional Chris Johnso...
Are You a Melbournian? 19 Aug 2013 | 04:30 am
Last year, I came across a humorous “listcicle” of qualities that make up a real Miamian. It led me to ask what makes a real Australian and the answers were pretty funny. A couple of weeks ago, my fe...
Strange America 16 Aug 2013 | 04:30 am
Last week, I stumbled upon the hilarious blog Confiscated Toothpaste (how great is that title?) and the entry “18 Strange Observations of America from an Australian Living in the USA”. Some of the au...
Tending the Grass 14 Aug 2013 | 04:30 am
Earlier this week, I wrote about the Everything Sucks Phase. I referred to the five stages of grieving as an analogy to describe a process of acculturation for expats. The Everything Sucks Phase follo...
The Unnamed Second Phase 12 Aug 2013 | 04:30 am
When I stepped out of Victoria Station and caught my first glimpse of London during a 2006 vacation, I immediately decided I wanted to live there. A few days later, when I traveled to the quaint Shake...
Open House Melbourne 2013 31 Jul 2013 | 04:30 am
Open House Melbourne is an annual event providing the public a free – and sometimes rare – opportunity to discover historic buildings nestled around the city. Its mission is to celebrate Melbourne’s c...
House Auction 15 Jul 2013 | 04:30 am
It’s probably a TV show somewhere in the world, but for the purposes of this blog, House Auction refers to actual house auctions. Is an auction a popular and common method of selling a home in the U.S...
Docklands Fireworks 12 Jul 2013 | 07:53 am
If you don’t mind bundling up and going out on a cold, windy night, I recommend heading out to Docklands tonight, or any Friday night, for fireworks. Throughout the month of July, there are free fire...
Oz Comic-Con Melbourne 2013 8 Jul 2013 | 08:06 am
I’ve always wanted to go to Comic-Con, but I never made the journey from Miami to San Diego for it. I was really excited when I discovered Comic-Con was coming to Melbourne. It took place this past w...
CERES 1 Jul 2013 | 04:30 am
Recently Theo and I visited CERES Community Environment Park. I thought the name of the park was just a reference to the ancient Roman goddess of agriculture (which works too and I’m sure it’s no acc...
