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The Land Down Under
Tomorrow is a very special anniversary for me. To celebrate, I’ve decided to take a break from my regular blogging schedule and tell you all about my adventures in Australia. This special series will...
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How it all began…
Five years ago last Monday (Silly me I miscalculated the anniversary date, but a quick look at my plane tickets reminded me. Hey it’s been five years, cut me some slack.) I embarked on an incredible...
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Fremantle
The next morning my IFSA-Butler adviser, Vicki, called me and woke me up. After not sleeping the night before due to jet lag, I overslept and had to rush around to get ready. I decided to skip the...
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Flat 3 and Fremantle Revisited
After our day in Fremantle, Vicki dropped me off at the student Village at Murdoch University, Flat 3. Vicki had taken me by the flat earlier in the day to drop off my luggage, but none of my flat...
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Welcome to Country
After my pizza date with Wesley, we retired to our rooms to get some shut eye before our orientation the next day. I woke up, got dressed and walked to campus for our orientation. I into a small room...
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Boodjar, Moort, Kadidjiny- Classes Begin
The day after the “Welcome to Country” ceremony and our introduction to the Kulbardi staff, our actual classes began. As I mentioned in the previous post, we had 4 weeks of in-class lectures, then 2...
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King’s Park and Heirisson Island
Now that you have an understanding of what the land means to the Nyungar, it’s time to share all of the places I went. The first place we visited was King’s Park in Perth. King’s Park is known for it’s...
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Rottnest Island
The next place we visited was Rottnest Island (Wedjemup). A Nyungar elder named Noel welcomed us to the island. He instructed us to go to the water’s edge, grab a handful of sand and throw it in the...
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