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An Australian Sabbatical:
February-July 2022

Great Aussie Coin Hunt / Cultural Gold Mine

3/24/2022

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A couple years ago, Australia debuted a nostalgic game celebration of Aussie life - relasing new $1 coins for people to find/collect: one coin for every letter of the alphabet, each featuring a classic cultural icon.  They're now on "version 2." We've collected these coins from both games to discover new Aussie things.

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Jackaroo & Jillaroo boots (they are EVERYWHERE)

3/2/2022

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In my first few days in Australia, I noticed that some of the men were wearing a style of boot I hadn't seen before: an ankle-high leather boots with elastic sides on the inner and outer ankle portion. As I started paying attention, I realized that essentially ALL of the men were wearing these boots - including people wearing professional suits, construction workers, and people in casual clothes. And now that I've paid more attention, I see variation on these boots for women too - including what seems to be high fashion. These boots are EVERYWHERE, and they have their roots in the Jackaroo / Jillaroo culture of Australia (essentially Australia's cowboys).

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    Tess M.S. Neal

    Sharing my sabbatical adventure in Australia with my partner and our two young boys. We are staying in Sydney for 4 months on a Fulbright Scholar Award.

    I'm writing this blog to (1) demystify the nature of a sabbatical (I didn't really know what they were either until I started one), and (2) serve my aim as cultural ambassador between the U.S. and Australia in the spirit of Fulbright.

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