After months of exploring options, I thought I would share with you some gadgets and apps for staying connected with family and friends abroad. Skype Skype is a voice-over-Internet Protocol (VoIP) service and software application. Download Skype and you’ll be able to communicate with other Skype users by instant message, voice, or video for free. Beyond that, …
Here are seven things I need to learn to get by in Australia. 1. Driving on the left side of the road from the right side of the car About 66% of the world’s people live in right-hand traffic countries. Australia is not one of those countries. If that weren’t bad enough, cars are allowed …
Are you watching the 2012 London Olympics? I’ve mentioned before that I was never a sports fan until I met the AFL. Nevertheless, I faithfully tune into the Olympics and watch sporting competitions that I’d never watch otherwise such as archery, water polo, and women’s weightlifting, or even men’s weightlifting for that matter. I’ll even …
This post is about tampons. So, if you are squeamish about the subject of menstruation, you should stop reading now. And possibly seek therapy. I’ve written before about some of the differences between the US and Australia. Here’s another one that for some may be small, but for me is huge. Australia has a shocking lack of …
I like gnomes. I’m not ashamed to admit it. I’m sure that in some parallel universe or past life, I was kitschy housewife with plastic pink flamingos on the lawn and garden gnomes in the backyard garden. While I don’t like these ornaments enough to actually own them in this life, I think garden gnomes are cute. Imagine …
There are a number of items that we associate with Australia. The didgeridoo, the boomerang, and Vegemite quickly come to mind as Australian inventions. But Australia has given the world some great inventions and you probably never knew. Here’s a short list of awesome Australian inventions. 1. Ice-making refrigerator Before the invention of the refrigerator, icehouses placed …
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