Australia’s Wine-Tasting Regions (and Experiences!)
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…
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…
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…
It’s Day 4 of my three-week Vietnam tour during the September holidays — just one of the four term-break holidays during the school year in Australia.
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…
At a car dealership recently, a salesman admitted to me that when he sees teachers coming, “he runs”. As a waitress, a colleague once stiffed, “bloody teachers never tip”. We have long…
If you have colleagues who are ready to give up on the laptop program at your school–you need to try this software! I went to a PD on it last…
1. Number One has to includean authentic Melbourne Coffee Experience. There’s no other choice for me: Vittoria coffee. Walking down Desgraves Street towards a class I was taking at the…