Getting Furniture (Part 3: 10 Things You Need To Know Before you Move to Australia)
Furnished apartments are hard to come by in Melbourne. I was kind of banking on getting such a place, as I intended to only stay a year. But the places…
Are you a Tyro Teacher?
There are five kinds of teachers. Did anyone tell you? A senior colleague once told me that there are five kinds of students. He figured there were basically five different…
Getting a Cell Phone (Part 2: 10 Things You Need to Think About When You Move to Australia)
The good news about using a mobile phone in Melbourne is that you don’t have to pay for receiving calls—somebody with a brain (not just a wallet) developed that one….
Public Transportation in Melbourne
Part 1: 10 Things You Need to Think About When Moving to Melbourne This post marks the start of a 10-post series that Leading Out has asked me to write…
Slang to Help You Get Around in Melbourne
Here are slang terms to help you understand where to find things and what people are directing you towards when you arrive. Aussies are very friendly and helpful, just like…
Travelling and Touring Victoria (from Melbourne in a day)
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…
Melbourne: for the Coffee Lovers
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,…
Melbourne Activities: what to see and do within the city
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…
How to Write an Australian Report Card
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…
Tasty and Affordable Restaurants in Melbourne
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)…
