Just back from Surfer's Paradise, Queensland. Paradise City. The Gold Coast. Australia's Miami Beach. We are here for a long holiday weekend at the Crowne Plaza, Broadbeach. Michelle is a presenter at the annual conference of the The Australian Council for Adult Literacy, on behalf of the Sioux Hudson Literacy Council. Her's was the session they were all 'buzzing' about. People continue to be impressed by the great successes of the Sioux Hudson Literacy Centre. Gabe and I were along for the moral support. We've been busy at Broadbeach, Movie World, Wet 'n Wild, and the Currumbin W [View Full Entry]

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Well here are some photos from G's first day of school in Australia. He's had it rough. Two weeks of school and now we are on two weeks holidays for Spring Break. I love this country. We are excited that so many of you have emailed us back. Don't forget you can leave your greetings and comments on the blog for everyone to enjoy. And if you want instant updates as they are posted, just subscribe to the blog. We are off to Surfer's Paradise tomorrow for the long weekend (?) so keep your eyes open for our next entry. Cheers, [View Full Entry]

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1 532 km! Fair Dinkum! This entry is a page about the trip that Michelle made to South Australia the 2nd week that we were here. The purpose of the trip was to meet up with Wendy Golder of the Digital Bridge Unit, a branch of the South Australian Government and to visit the communities that showed an interest in being part of Michelle's study. Wendy and Michelle covered over 1600 kms in three days and saw three very different areas of South Australia. First was the Yorke Pennisula and Point Pearce. This area is about 3.5 hours northwest of Adelaide. [View Full Entry]

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Well, after 14 hours of travelling, we made it to Sydney. There were a few tears and tantrums from Dad, but Mom and G held it together. We quickly got to Wollongong and we've settled at Graduate House, into a comfortable two bedroom apartment. It even comes with pets! The first week was a flurry of new phones, shopping, visas, computer issues, school visits, busses, and pest control. We've been quick to catch up with old friends and Gabe has been busy making new ones. We're into our second week and things have settled considerably. Mom's at uni, Gabe's at school [View Full Entry]

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Here we are! What a great day at Stanley Park in Vancouver. Note the Bill Reid sculpture. What a lucky family. Spent time with the Baby Beluga and met some wonderful dolphins! Gabe's favourite was Spiniker cause he jumped the highest. G made a new friend named Tanner and they rocked the PNE in Vancouver. After a most relaxing stay at Terry and Colleen's, we were ready for the big puddle jump. [View Full Entry]

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