My attempts to write a post every day for one year have well and truly gone by the way side. For the past week I have played tour
Koala at Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary
guide to an American and in the process I have rediscovered some of the reasons I love Australia. Our backyard adventures included all things Australian, such as:
- Visiting Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary and cuddling a koala and feeding the kangaroos
- Drinking Australian alcohol (XXXX beer, VB beer and Bundy Rum)
- Cooking up Kangaroo steaks for dinner
- Barramundi and chips for lunch at the beach
- Lunch at a surf club
- Going to the beach
Feeding a Kangaroo
Beach
If I had to pick a favourite part of the cultural tour of Australia, it would definitely be the American-Australian English translations. Discovering so many everyday words and phrases that have a completely different meaning to the other culture. Or trying to pronounce Australian location names, such as, Mooloolaba and Coolangatta amongst the long list of weird and wonderful names.
