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Leaving the U.S. and Program Introduction

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July 15th 2008
We went to Cairns for 2.5 days when we arrived in Australia for a program introduction through Australearn, the program that set everything up for us. We had informational sessions everyday and stayed in a hostel. We were lucky to stay in the same room, but it was extrememely cramped! Also, our luggage didn't make it to Cairns with us initially, but we had it late the first night. We visited Rainf ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Cairns

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Aboriginal settlers arrived on the continent from Southeast Asia about 40,000 years before the first Europeans began exploration in the 17th century. No formal territorial claims were made until 1770, when Capt. James COOK took possession in the name... ... read more