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Week 2 :)

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February 23rd 2010
Hello all! Thursday, February 11th, I embarked on the trip of a lifetime with my best friend Ashley. We are currently at the University of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia, studying abroad through our college in Minnesota. This first entry might be a bit long-winded, but that's only because so much has happened in the short week that I've been gone. First, let me explain how the trip ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Queensland » Sunshine Coast

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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