January 2012
6 posts
The Australian Open
Once again, the weather gods have blessed Melbourne for the Aussie Open. It conveniently warmed and and dried up just in time for the tennis to start, stayed warm for two weeks, and ended on a hot note for the weekend of the finals. Then, on Monday morning, the day after it finished… it rained again. Today, it is cold again.
music to my ears
Just found the Pro Bowl on TV here. I’m not a huge NFL fan and don’t know half of these players, but the sounds of American football bring back memories of tailgates, Superbowl parties and college gamedays. It’s Tuesday morning here but it feels just a little bit like a Saturday in Ann Arbor. I have it on as background noise while I do my morning reading and it’s making me...
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(mis)Spelling Adventures continued
America: skeptical
Australia: sceptical
I’m a little bit offended that the letter ‘k’ is being discriminated against here.
And I'm Back
A month in the US was a long time. I experienced a sort of ‘reverse’ cultural shock and had to get used to the change in accent and the way things are done. I almost forgot to tip at my first meal out and I was constantly confusing people by trying to pass them on their left (this led to a standoff in the Auckland airport on my way home where I eventually just froze and let the poor...