Some of the Boat People

Koalas Bite, Scratch and Fly

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July 12th 2005
Hello, hello. 2nd day of international orientation=ho-hum as well. I think we've all had a dramatic crash from the high of traveling (and the incredibleness of the boat trip) to a sort of less...high paced life of the city. It's weird, that Sydney would be less fast-paced than traveling. I don't know. It feels weird to be in one place for so long. Last night, as we all needed an adventur ... read more

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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