Throughout the week of our virtual experiences in Australia I often found myself saying to my roommates or anyone who would listen, ?Did you know that in Australia?.??. So, it would only be fitting if I shared a few of my favorite ?did you know? facts with you. Did you know that in Australia you do not tip your waiters/waitresses? Did you know that in Australia taxes are already included in the price that is listed so there will not be tax added on when checking out? Did you know that 80% of Australia?s animals are completely unique to Australia? All of these facts were things I had no idea about before learning more about Australia.
Originally, I thought Australia was nothing more than an island with a famous bridge, opera house, and some zoos. I have come to learn that there is much more to Australia than these few things. For instance, I learned that the culture of the people who first inhabited Australia, the aboriginals, is still very present there today. Something else I learned is that Australians love to cook anything and everything on the barbie (barbeque). These are just a few of the things I would never have thought of if it were not for my virtual experience.
Lastly, the pictures I chose to post are from two of my favorite nights ?in Australia?. The first one is a picture of our class with a Kangaroo at the Rainforestation Wildlife Park. I really enjoyed seeing all the different animals they had at the zoo, especially the ones that are only found in Australia. The second picture is of our class standing in front of the Sydney opera house. Sydney was such a beautiful city and it was fun to learn about some of its history. Overall, getting to visit Australia was really fun and I learned so many things about Australia that I never knew.
