Emu with a Clue Vox 2008-07-09T11:40:31Z Emu with a Clue http://catandv.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00e3989f7c4d0005/tags/australian/ well, sort of ... Life QotD: Cultural Stereotypes tag:vox.com,2008-07-09:asset-6a00e3989f7c4d000500fa9685c1360002 2008-07-09T07:12:40Z 2008-07-09T11:40:31Z Emu with a Clue http://catandv.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

95_hanson Aussie Pride

What is the most annoying stereotype people say about the country or place where you're from? Actually, I find the most annoying stereotypes about Australians tend to be those perpetuated by other Australians usually for some kind of political g...

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]]> Those lucky little Catholics ... tag:vox.com,2008-06-10:asset-6a00e3989f7c4d000500fa967cf1670002 2008-06-10T02:32:43Z 2008-06-24T02:52:20Z Emu with a Clue http://catandv.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom being force-fed vegemite on their pilgrimage to Sydney. Is this a test of faith? I don't think I have ever met a non-Australian who likes vegemite. Also didn't know that baked beans were traditional Aussie fare. Someone had better tell Mel Br...

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]]> Friday 13: 13 books I studied at high school tag:vox.com,2008-05-30:asset-6a00e3989f7c4d000500fad68cadfb0004 2008-05-30T05:19:21Z 2008-05-31T03:07:18Z Emu with a Clue http://catandv.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Lord of the Flies Julius Caesar (The New Folger Library Shakespeare) John Brown, Rose and the Midnight Cat (Picture Puffin) The Plague (Penguin Modern Classics) Tirra Lirra by the River The Crucible (Penguin Plays) Madame Bovary (Penguin Classics) Washington Square (Penguin Classics) The Age of Innocence (Barnes & Noble Classics) Macbeth (Folger Shakespeare Library) The Power and the Glory (Penguin Classics) Sleep It Off, Lady (Twentieth Century Classics) The Getting of Wisdom

Can you tell I went to a very traditional, all girls school? The one that stands out for me is the picture book, John Brown, Rose and the Midnight Cat. We only got to study this because of a visiting American teache...

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]]> Book log tag:vox.com,2008-02-08:asset-6a00e3989f7c4d000500e398da7df10005 2008-02-08T05:11:05Z 2008-02-08T05:11:05Z Emu with a Clue http://catandv.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

The Truth About Emma Strange Objects The Watertower The Passionflower Massacre (Signature) Paralysed Two Caravans

Decided to use this blog mainly to keep a record of my reading as I often forget what I have and haven't read. Started reading a lot of 'young adult' fiction a few years ago when I was doing my English teaching course and was overwhelmed at wh...

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