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Australian Pub Culture: A Bartender’s Tales and Tips

I never thought I would learn so much about the Australian culture by working at a pub in the city.  There really is no better way to meet and get to know locals than being around them in an element where they feel the most comfortable.  I have been working at a pub called The [...]

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Melbourne, Australia: 4 Seasons in 1 day!

Melbourne, which is pronounced Melbin, is the second largest city in Australia and has a lot to offer.  I just got back from a nice 3 day visit in Melbourne and absolutely loved the city.  My best friend Lexy, who was visiting from New York City, and I went to visit my friend Rhodri and [...]

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WTF Australia?

Overall the transition of moving to the other side of the world has gone quite smoothly and with minimum disruption and confusion.  This is all disregarding the language barrier that I speak of in my blog “How to Speak Australian: Lingo and Tips to Understand the Aussies.”  Other than that there are only a few [...]

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How to Speak Australian: Lingo and Tips to Understand the Aussies

I thought moving to Australia was going to be a cake walk since we do share a common language called “English.”  I couldn’t have been more more wrong thanks to their accents, which can be very difficult to understand, and their ridiculous lingo aka made up words.  Keeping up with the Aussies can be hard [...]

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Drinking Down Under: Well They Try and Limit The Aussies…

When I first came to Australia I was expecting very lax alcohol and drinking laws and the beer to inexpensively flow like water.  I was under the impression that Aussies were kind of lushes and just assumed it was because it was cheap and readily available, such as Mexico.  This is not the case unfortunately [...]

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3 Weeks Down: Sydney is My New Home

I still can’t believe I’ve been living in Australia for almost 3 weeks now.  I can’t lie, I’m kind of proud of myself considering all that I’ve accomplished thus far.  We’ll all but a job, but that is seriously happening tomorrow along with opening a bank account.  Anyways I have met some amazingly fun and [...]

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Sydney, Australia: First Impressions of My New City

The moment I finally arrived in Sydney I knew right away I had chosen the correct location for my upcoming adventures in the new year.  Once my friend Rhodri arrived we took a taxi to the his friend’s apartment in Coogee Bay, where I would be staying for the first week.  By 4 pm I [...]

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No Turning Back: My Journey to Australia

This past week has been insane due to the holidays and unexpected visitors in town; I have literally been all over the place.   Christmas was spent with my immediate family, parents and brother, and was very laid back.  This was amazing for me considering how stressed out I had been about finally getting packed.  I [...]

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That Ameican Girl Moving to Australia to “Work” Travel & Start a New Life! :)

When I tell people that I will be moving to Australia at the end of the year they all ask, “Why?” My answer, as it is to many things is, Why not? I really want to continue traveling and seeing the world and I am excited to be able to see this region while working.  [...]