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	<description>Adventures in Teaching &#38; Travelling</description>
	<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:42:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Travelling and Touring Victoria (from Melbourne in a day)</title>
		<link>http://leadingout.net/blog/2008/11/13/travelling-and-touring-victoria-from-melbourne-in-a-day/</link>
		<comments>http://leadingout.net/blog/2008/11/13/travelling-and-touring-victoria-from-melbourne-in-a-day/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Nov 2008 04:39:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alysha</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Australasia Travel]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[great ocean road]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[melbourne day trips]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Otways]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[phillip island]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[the peninsula]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Victorian travel]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Yarra Valley]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The following list is a compilation of day trips all within a day’s comfortable reach, and return, from Melbourne. Victoria certainly has much more to offer; but I won’t even delve into the delights of Port Fairy, Wilson’s Prom and the Murray River here.

My focus is primarily the places I’ve been, for instance Mount Buller [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Melbourne: for the Coffee Lovers</title>
		<link>http://leadingout.net/blog/2008/11/12/melbourne-for-the-coffee-lovers/</link>
		<comments>http://leadingout.net/blog/2008/11/12/melbourne-for-the-coffee-lovers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 11:00:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alysha</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Life in Melbourne]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Canadian coffee in Melbourne]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[melbourne cafes]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[melbourne coffee]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[melbourne culture]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Tim Hortons]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://leadingout.net/blog/?p=285</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When you move to Australia, be prepared to give up Tim Horton’s—and surprisingly (for any true Canadian Patriot) I don’t think you’ll miss it! But never fear teachers who tend-to-use-your-coffee-mug-like-a-cane, you will never have to look far for caffeine in Melbourne.
Melbourne is so well-regarded for its coffee (with the Italians making their mark—and brews—early in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Melbourne Activities: what to see and do within the city</title>
		<link>http://leadingout.net/blog/2008/11/11/melbourne-activities-what-to-see-and-do-within-the-city/</link>
		<comments>http://leadingout.net/blog/2008/11/11/melbourne-activities-what-to-see-and-do-within-the-city/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Nov 2008 10:51:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alysha</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Life in Melbourne]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[melbourne review]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Melbourne Tourism]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[melbourne travel]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[what to do in melbourne]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[whats on melbourne]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[1.    The Yarra River:
There is so much to say I will use sub-headings.
Orientation: the paths that border the Yarra on both sides take you down to the Botanical Gardens on the south side, or to Melbourne Olympic Park (site of the Australian Open in January) and on the northern side, the MCG [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Write an Australian Report Card</title>
		<link>http://leadingout.net/blog/2008/11/10/how-to-write-an-australian-report-card/</link>
		<comments>http://leadingout.net/blog/2008/11/10/how-to-write-an-australian-report-card/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 03:09:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alysha</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Teacher Talk]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Aussie slang]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Australian report card]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Australian report writing]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Australian slang]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[ After previously teaching 25 Essential Australian Words and Phrases, I felt it was only fair to show you the language of academia in Australia as well.
Here is an example of an Australian report card:
&#8220;In English, Sarah is having a rip snorter. Sure, she had a barry crocker on her recent exam, but if she doesn&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Tasty and Affordable Restaurants in Melbourne</title>
		<link>http://leadingout.net/blog/2008/11/08/tasty-and-affordable-restaurants-in-melbourne/</link>
		<comments>http://leadingout.net/blog/2008/11/08/tasty-and-affordable-restaurants-in-melbourne/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 10:48:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alysha</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Life in Melbourne]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[cheap food]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[cheap good restaurants]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Melbourne food]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Melbourne restaurants]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://leadingout.net/blog/?p=255</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Hot Honey. Breakfast and lunch? This is my—and probably the whole of suburb of Middle Park’s—favourite place for it. You can choose from the cooler (your mouth will be watering) or from the menu. The coffees are divine. Emphasis is on heart-healthy delicious cuisine, and the name comes from the owner&#8217;s bee-keeper&#8217;s father&#8217;s best stash. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australia’s Drunken Culture&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://leadingout.net/blog/2008/11/08/australia%e2%80%99s-drunken-culture/</link>
		<comments>http://leadingout.net/blog/2008/11/08/australia%e2%80%99s-drunken-culture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2008 04:32:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alysha</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Culture Shock]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[australian alcohol]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[binge drinking]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://leadingout.net/blog/?p=246</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The puke piles in the streets on Monday mornings are very telling. There is a whole troop of zamboni-cleaners who are given fulltime work in an effort to keep up with the consecutive every-20-metre splatters, yet weekend after weekend, their jobs still exist.
The newspapers distress about teenage binge drinking, parents wage war with letter writing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australia&#8217;s Wine-Tasting Regions (and Experiences!)</title>
		<link>http://leadingout.net/blog/2008/11/07/australias-wine-tasting-regions-and-experiences/</link>
		<comments>http://leadingout.net/blog/2008/11/07/australias-wine-tasting-regions-and-experiences/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2008 03:12:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alysha</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Australasia Travel]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Australian wine]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Australian wine tasting]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Rutherglen]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Rutherglen wines]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[wine tasting experiences in Australia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Yarra Valley Wine Review]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://leadingout.net/blog/?p=235</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I’m working my way around Australia vineyard by vineyard. Victoria has four major holidays throughout the year and in the past two years I have spent each holiday discovering a different wine region.
The great thing about Australia  (and what we don’t do very intelligently in North America) is that wine-tastings are usually free. The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australian School Calendar: Aussies Do It Better</title>
		<link>http://leadingout.net/blog/2008/11/06/australian-school-calendar-aussies-do-it-better/</link>
		<comments>http://leadingout.net/blog/2008/11/06/australian-school-calendar-aussies-do-it-better/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Nov 2008 02:11:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alysha</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Culture Shock]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[australian schools]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[australian teaching holidays]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[teachers holidays]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[teaching salary]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://leadingout.net/blog/?p=228</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Aussies Do it Better:
Are you tired and overworked? Do you feel drained in January? Do you look forward to one week off in March to return in March and feel exhausted? Has a 20-week term got you down?
MOVE TO AUSTRALIA!
Is there a catch? The first thing on your mind is salary: yes, it’s pretty much [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Australian Slang: 25 Essential Words and Phrases</title>
		<link>http://leadingout.net/blog/2008/11/05/australian-slang-25-essential-words-and-phrases/</link>
		<comments>http://leadingout.net/blog/2008/11/05/australian-slang-25-essential-words-and-phrases/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:47:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alysha</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Culture Shock]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Aussie slang]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Australian phrases]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Australian terms]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Australian words]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://leadingout.net/blog/?p=222</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I previously wrote about the unique pronunciation of Australians. Today I’m going to take a look at words or phrases that will confuse the hell out of you.
1. fairdinkum. I’m not kidding, this is a word. It means ‘authentic’. For example, “was $3.49 really the price of that mango?” “Fairdinkum!”
2. far out. This is not only said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>On the Subject of Australian Humour:</title>
		<link>http://leadingout.net/blog/2008/11/04/on-the-subject-of-australian-humour/</link>
		<comments>http://leadingout.net/blog/2008/11/04/on-the-subject-of-australian-humour/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2008 06:38:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alysha</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Culture Shock]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Aussie slang]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Australian humour]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Australian life]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://leadingout.net/blog/?p=201</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[North Americans will find it abrasive coming to Australia given that Australians tend to &#8220;take the piss out&#8221; (mock) of everything. There is a history of humour between Australians and Australia&#8217;s Aboriginal Peoples (not that I purport to be an expert on history) that goes something like this:
&#8220;Hey, let&#8217;s have a festival.&#8221;
&#8220;Yeah, we&#8217;ll use one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Decoding the Australian Accent (or Clues to Speaking &#8216;Strain)</title>
		<link>http://leadingout.net/blog/2008/11/03/decoding-the-australian-accent-or-clues-to-speaking-stran/</link>
		<comments>http://leadingout.net/blog/2008/11/03/decoding-the-australian-accent-or-clues-to-speaking-stran/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 06:36:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alysha</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Culture Shock]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Australian accents]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[English in Australia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[speaking Australian]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://leadingout.net/blog/?p=196</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Aussie accent (fondly referred to by Aussies as &#8221; &#8216;Strain&#8221; &#8211;from the &#8220;LLLL - less&#8221;, &#8220;RRRRR-less,&#8221; fast way they prounounce the last half of &#8220;Australian&#8221; is a combination of Irish, Italian, Greek, Scottish, English mish-mash.
Like the English pronunciation, often the emphasis/stress of a word is on the first syllable. Of course this isn&#8217;t a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teaching in Aus? Don&#8217;t Miss Vietnam!</title>
		<link>http://leadingout.net/blog/2008/09/16/teaching-in-aus-dont-miss-vietnam/</link>
		<comments>http://leadingout.net/blog/2008/09/16/teaching-in-aus-dont-miss-vietnam/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 12:38:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alysha</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Teacher Talk]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Aussie slang]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[ESL]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Italian]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Italy]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Lonely Planet phrasebook]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[mekong]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Mui Ne]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[phrase]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[phrase book]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[phrasebook]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[resort]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[school holidays]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[September holidays]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[teach in Australia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Vietnam]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Vietnamese]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://leadingout.net/blog/?p=130</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s Day 4 of my three-week Vietnam tour during the September holidays &#8212; just one of the four term-break holidays during the school year in Australia.
Although there is plenty to visit every holiday within Australia, I have been &#8221;keen&#8221; (Aussie, for &#8216;excited&#8217;) to see Asia since so many of my ESL students are from this continent.
I currently don&#8217;t [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Classroom &#8216;Culture Shock&#8217; in Australia! And tips on Aussie-Speak</title>
		<link>http://leadingout.net/blog/2008/09/09/classroom-culture-shock-in-australia-and-tips-on-aussie-speak/</link>
		<comments>http://leadingout.net/blog/2008/09/09/classroom-culture-shock-in-australia-and-tips-on-aussie-speak/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:36:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alysha</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Culture Shock]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[a Canadian in Australia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Australasia Travel]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Australian accent]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Australian Classrooms]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Canadian teachers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[culture shock]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[teaching in Australia]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[what's hard about teaching in Australia?]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://leadingout.net/blog/?p=69</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In Australia, I spent my first job curriculum curving and tuning my ear into their accent.  

Fights broke out regularly in our playground, and I was lucky if it didn’t happen in my classroom. My class was a sort of bike-crashed, cut-up and scabbed lot with teeth, and uniform going everywhere, suggesting that they were neither [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How I Fell into Teaching (and In and Out of Love)</title>
		<link>http://leadingout.net/blog/2008/08/17/falling-into-teaching-and-in-and-out-of-love/</link>
		<comments>http://leadingout.net/blog/2008/08/17/falling-into-teaching-and-in-and-out-of-love/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:10:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alysha</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Teacher Talk]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[teacher love]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Teaching]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[teaching skills]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[teaching story]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://leadingout.net/blog/?p=58</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[He looked familiar.
Of course, that sort of thing happens to me all of the time. Once, in Kingston, working the counter of the LCBO I greeted a woman from the cafe I used to work in Orangeville like an old friend.
It turned out I didn&#8217;t know her at all.
I knew her face like a Kingston street.  I [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What’s Funny About &#8220;The Departed&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://leadingout.net/blog/2008/08/04/what%e2%80%99s-funny-about-the-departed/</link>
		<comments>http://leadingout.net/blog/2008/08/04/what%e2%80%99s-funny-about-the-departed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 20:11:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alysha</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Teacher Talk]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[departed]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[gay]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[pop culture]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[racism]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[racism in schools]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[teaching issues]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[vagina monologues]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[wedding crashers]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://leadingout.net/blog/?p=54</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8216;Nigger&#8217; is a word white people don’t get to use. My Year 8 students ask me why: “Black people call each other that all the time, Miss!” 
I stammer: “There’s connotations—meanings—in that word that suggests ‘hate’, when white people say it to black people.”
My students constantly voice their disgust for things by saying, “That’s gay!” [...]]]></description>
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