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First Week Down Under

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July 17th 2010
Hello, all! I'm sorry it took me so long to post anything, but some of you got a sneak peek on facebook. And for those of you who didn't, I don't really have an excuse, except that AustraLearn and La Trobe have kept me pretty busy. It's been a crazy but fabulous couple of weeks, and I have now officially spent more time in Australia than any other place outside the U.S. So there you go--some trivi ... 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