Directly after reading that title, you might (probably are) thinking “Well, duh. That’s why they’re called Southern Foods, on account of them being found in the South and all. You dummy”. It’s not as simple as that, though. Often there are foods we don’t realize are so specific to our own country or region until … [Read more…]
Repeat after me – Thou shalt not fuck around with a powerline unless qualified to do so. I’d seen the construction workers next door while we were living in Sydney do stupid shit on various occasions lift unsecured loads with the crane, pretend they were going to throw one of their friends off the roof … [Read more…]
You get used to a few things being different when you move to a new country. Most of them are obvious, some…you just can’t put your finger on at first. It was only a few weeks after moving to the US that, one night as my husband and I were about to fall asleep, one … [Read more…]
When you go to another country, you need to fully experience the culture, sights, sounds, smells…..yes. Smells. I really wanted to find of what skunk smelled like before I left the US. Much to the surprise of my American friends who assured me that no, I did not want to experience that, and also, what … [Read more…]
Enjoying Vegas When You’re Too lazy to Party. I’ve never been a party girl. I could always pretend that it’s because I was somehow above those kind of amusements, too cool etc. In reality though, it was more a case of not having the energy for it. Even at the age where I really should … [Read more…]
I saw him shortly after arriving at the park. Disheveled and dirty, standing next to his rusted truck in the parking lot, smoking a cigarette and……just watching the children in the distance who had finished baseball practice and were now milling around with their parents. He just looked…..wrong. Like he didn’t belong there. What could … [Read more…]
The future for my peers and I. You know I’m right. This was drawn for me by my brother Caleb (yes, he does need to drag himself into the digital age). His artworks that don’t involve butt-wiping live here. (My site contains some affiliate links and ads, from which I can earn commission. … [Read more…]
The US is fairly lax with some laws, at least compared to Australia, and I’ve been wondering if that is why there are quite a few of these “safari” tourist spots here, where you can drive around on a circuit and feed exotic animals from your car. Maybe there are fewer laws and regulations that would … [Read more…]
I get a bit excited when I see American animals. An American friend talked about how boring it must be for me to see creatures like racoon and squirrel when I come from a country that has kangaroo and koala. The thing is, racoon and squirrel are just as exciting to me as a kangaroo … [Read more…]
I went to Universal in Orlando a couple of weeks ago. I am fortunate to be surrounded by family who are better at organizing themselves and me than I am, so I hadn’t done much research before we arrived and was just very willingly going where I was told. All I knew was there was … [Read more…]