stories from around the world
I'm sure you’ve realized I’ve been including Australian slang in my past blogs, but before I delve into this saga I figured I would help you out a little with some New Zealander lingo. 1) Space saver [noun]: donut (no, not that delicious doughy treat but that runt of a tire sitting in the back …
Story of the week: The perpetrator, once again, is alcohol. I was merely an innocent bystander. Let me explain. Rowing is an influential sport in Brisbane and a regatta was held amongst all the colleges over the weekend. Naturally this became another excuse to engage in morning goon drinking. At the regatta there was a …
Things I’ve learned since I last posted: it only took me six weeks to realize I’m reading the wrong edition of my textbook, planking originated in Australia, I’ve met an Australian pirate, Brisbane is twenty-first most livable city in the world (sorry Indianapolis, you didn’t make the cut), and I’m really good at procrastinating on …
