Category Archive: Australia

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Naomi and I took a train to downtown Adelaide to browse in some shops and at a market.  Adelaide is just another big city in Australia with lots of tall buildings.  Like Melbourne, there is a river that goes through the city.  Right by the river, there is a big grassy area where people can […]

First of all, I have to thank Naomi and her family for taking me out to one of the most wonderful restaurants that I have been in Australia, Red Ochre. The restaurant is situated by the river overlooking the city of Adelaide – a magnificent view! A family who are good friends of Naomi’s family […]

Kangaroos are just too cool!  They just hop all over the place, instead of running, and of course be lazy by relaxing on the ground.  It’s obvious that Australia have unique animals as the country is so far away that its animals can’t migrate to other parts of the world. After only seeing lazy kangaroos […]

I just arrived in Adelaide, a city in the state of South Australia.  For the next few days I’m staying with an Australian family, a family whom I met on CICircle, a listserv for parents of children with cochlear implants.  One of the sons, A, has a cochlear implant and thus, it’s pretty cool to […]

In spite of the fact that Australians speak the same language as the Americans, there are still some differences between the Australian English and the American English.  Let me first tell a favorite story.  A year ago, when I was in France and staying with a friend.  My friend wanted to practice her English and […]

I have totally lost my sense of direction here!  The roads are so different from US that my brain is totally confused by the direction of which way I need to look!  As I head to a tram stop, I’m always about to head to the stop that goes in the opposite direction of where […]

One of the greatest things that I have seen in Australia so far is that there are markets, something that is rarely found in United States.  I was completely overwhelmed by the number of fruits and vegetables for sale at the Queen’s Victoria Market, a market that i went after the trip to the zoo.  […]

This animal cracks me up.  That’s why I’m naming this blog title, “A Funny Animal.”  This animal just sits and plays in the dirt.  I took a glance at the sign by the animal’s play area just to know for my photography project, and I have to admit that it’s the wildest animal name that […]

Melbourne is just as beautiful as Sydney at night.  As I walk down the Yarra River, I gaze at the water reflecting the images of the city.  The lights glow in brillant colors.  Right by the river, there are cafes and restaurants where it’s often packed and busy.  There are also bike riders and runners […]