Dandenongs Day Trip

Today I took a day trip to the Dandenong Ranges with my handsome companion Ben. We perused the op shops and those selling crystals, dream-catchers and life-size bronze statues of wolves for $4500; you know the ones. We stopped in …

For Grandma

Yesterday, we said goodbye to our beloved Grandma at her memorial service in Castlemaine. My Grandma was an amazing woman. She was wise, passionate, determined, and had a wicked sense of humour. She was the epitome of feminism to me, …

Woops

Hey folks! Phew. I know I have been quiet lately. Guess what? I came home to Melbourne. And oops, I accidentally got caught up in a few other things so haven’t posted an update in a while. I’m sorry. Since …

Ravenswood

Before I write about my impressions of Norway, I have to tell you about a memory. Today, when I was trying some home-made jam here from my hosts, Elin and her family, I got a bit of a flashback with …

International Bar

Last night the EGEA held an International Bar activity. The idea of the night was that people would go around in groups to different apartments in the student residences, where different country-themed bars had been set up. There was Norway, …

“Aussie-isms” that I never realised were “a thing”

Here is a list of phrases and words that I’ve been told by foreigners that us Aussies say that I’ve never actually consciously noticed: Heaps (As in “I ate heaps of cheese”) Fair enough (“You don’t like Happy Hardcore? Fair …