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Month: September 2011

just trampin around… like a boss

On September 28, 2011May 13, 2018 By Lena GIn Australia & New ZealandLeave a comment

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 …

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only in australia…

On September 16, 2011May 13, 2018 By Lena GIn Australia & New ZealandLeave a comment

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 …

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adventuress extraordinaire

On September 8, 2011May 13, 2018 By Lena GIn Australia & New Zealand1 Comment

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 …

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