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5 Reasons I Loved the Cricket

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As an American, cricket is fairly hard to come by- unless you’re talking about the insect, of course. While traveling in Europe, I met my boyfriend, an Englishman with a love of the game. Over the past three years, I’ve watched statistics float across the TV screen, heard both exclamations of excitement and grunts of disapproval, and have generally learned the ins and outs of the game through him, his brother, and stepfather. I even got to watch a bit of village level cricket over in England a few summers ago. However, it wasn’t until moving to Australia on a Read more

A Whack at the WACA

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It was a hot afternoon following a late night of drinks in the garden with friends. I was expecting the day to be lazy and uneventful, filled with reading, writing, snacking, and napping, all in my pajamas. Only moments after rubbing my freshly opened eyes, my boyfriend announced that we’d be going to watch the cricket. To be honest, the thought of sitting outside in the blistering heat to watch a sport that took, in my opinion, far too many hours to complete seemed dreadfully daunting. However, being the sports and competition lover that I am, I agreed to pull Read more

My First Aussie Sunburn

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I always had a vague idea of what Australia would be like when I was growing up. Beyond the typical images of kangaroos bouncing around and boomerangs zinging past, I pictured the country as sitting in the center of a never-ending rain of sun rays. After being granted my first Working Holiday Visa in January, I couldn’t wait to book my flight and come to the land of sunshine and warmth. Although I didn’t know it at the time, I picked a great city enjoying the sunshine while simultaneously being cooled down by the energetic winds- I didn’t know that Read more