Category: Icons

Great Aussie Coin Hunt / Cultural Gold Mine

3/24/2022

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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Australia's Symbolism

3/15/2022

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Kangaroos, emus, the 6 states of Australia + territories + federation, Golden Wattles and Waratah Flowers, Black Opal gems, and the Southern Cross constellation are among the important symbols that appear regularly in Australian iconography and culture.

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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.

An Australian Sabbatical:
February-July 2022

Great Aussie Coin Hunt / Cultural Gold Mine

Australia's Symbolism

Tess M.S. Neal

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An Australian Sabbatical:February-July 2022

Great Aussie Coin Hunt / Cultural Gold Mine

Australia's Symbolism

Tess M.S. Neal

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An Australian Sabbatical:
February-July 2022