Our vacation to Sydney began Saturday, April 8 at 2 am. Taking the red-eye we all tried to sleep for the 4.5 hour flight. Sydney is 2 hours ahead of Perth so when we landed …
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Week 10 and term 1 is nearly done. Why haven’t schools in Canada adopted 10 week terms? People ask me how long our terms are at home and I didn’t have an answer. I’ve never really counted, …
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Living the Beach Life Mommy: What do you like doing in Australia? Atticus: I like the beach. I like swimming in the deep with my floaties on and jumping in the waves with mommy and …
Continue readingAt last….. Roos
Hi Everyone, At last we made it to see some Kangaroos (Roos)…. We’ve known all along they were close but finally made the trip. To where? Well, several people have suggested the local cemetery! So …
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Fremantle We finally made it to Freo. I think everyone we encountered made a suggestion to go here. Fremantle is a port city in Perth. There are many things to do from shopping, eating and …
Continue readingDay at Guilderton… Swimming the Moore River and Indian Ocean
Hi We spent a day in Guilderton which is about an hour north of us…. Our Australian parents have a “beach shack” in the area and thought Atticus would love the beach! It is …
Continue readingTeaching Stories: The beginning
The beginning… School has been back full on. Prior to coming I heard stories of how the teaching will be difficult, and some even compared it to their first year of teaching. Well I can …
Continue readingGetting around Perth the Driving and Transit…
Hi Everyone…. So I have finally found the best thing about driving our old Toyota Yaris…. When you are in need of a new car pretty much everything is an upgrade! Check out our new …
Continue readingSummer Holidays and Back to School in February
Summer holidays ended with celebrating Australia Day, Paul’s birthday and Chinese New Year. Happy Chinese New Year In downtown Perth, there were many events with lion dances and a lantern festival to celebrate Chinese New …
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Atticus what are some of your favourite activities in Australia? I like the thing that goes round and round. I like playing hide and seek. I like the beach cuz I get to jump waves. I …
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