In Australia, what we would call “hiking” is referred to as “bushwalking.” Gina and I have developed a new yet similar activity, called “hoodwalking.” This is an activity performed by expatriates – in our case, Americans – who are in search of the perfect neighborhood for settling down in for a few years on their …
Given the inherent stresses in moving to another continent, it was bound to happen that one of us would fall ill. I am the victim, catching a case of the Australian flu. It’s really no different from the American flu except perhaps in its frustration factor. There is still a huge city out there to …
28 March 2010 It’s early morning here in Sydney on Day 4. The sky is tinged with pink and the temperature in a range that doesn’t require the fan to be blowing across the living room on its highest setting. We are both up early to enjoy the cool morning and start to re-establish a …
24/25 March 2010 We have arrived in Sydney to hot, sunny weather and the friendliest, most accommodating hostess ever, our new BFF Cynthia. Today was 30 degrees Celsius. Having not paid enough attention to those metric conversion tables in high school, and having no regular access to the internet right now, means that we have …
“We’re number two for takeoff.” It was with those words, approaching the runway on our Honolulu-bound flight, that our 4 months of planning and packing came to an end and the start of our traveling transition to Sydney began. Dropped at the airport this morning by our wonderful SAG and weekend hostess, Julia, we said …
On the eve of our departure, a few visual memories to share … Get the Flash Player to see this content.
… but today we met his wife, Andrea, and we have thought about her ever since. Andrea came to the Beach House today to buy our sofa. Not a significant purchase for some, but for Andrea, as we learned, it was part of letting go of her past and moving bravely into the future. As …
… plenty of boxes and a ball of rubberbands. That is what it takes to pack for a move to Sydney, Australia. If you have those items, you’re good to go. Oh, and a ton of patience. Master Packer skills are also a bonus. I have been in much trouble lately for not updating the …
While dinking with iTunes tonight, I had the following thought: does it bother anyone else that we really don’t know the full story around Delta Dawn? If you add it up, all we really have are a bunch of open-ended questions: Delta Dawn, what’s that flower you have on? Could it be a faded rose …
In the spirit of upcoming Super Bowl XLIV, Gina and I have taken to spending a few minutes every evening dueling it out on Mattel’s Classic Football, also known as “The 70’s Game Sensation!” Amp up the Supertramp and we are trading touchdowns like nobody’s business. I mean really, who needs a Wii when you …