The Plunge Down Under
I have been blogging about our move from Pittsburgh to Melbourne in July of 2010 and have discovered a passion for writing, exploring cultural differences, and attempting to capture our experiences through photos.
tags: Cultural Differences, Kids Overseas, Language Differences, Overseas Living, Travel
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My name is Christie, sometimes writer and teacher, and proud owner of a Nikon d5000. I have been living with my family for the past 18 months in Australia with my four children ages five to thirteen and my husband Ross, world traveler and finance guy. Blogging has been my means of survival solution during our latest international stint, and in the process of keeping our family and friends up to date on our lives down under, I have discovered that I love both writing and taking photos. Please join us on our journey, and our many adventures. Life is rarely dull in our household!
Latest posts on The Plunge Down Under
Dawn on the Katherine River
Posted on 14/05/2013
The town of Katherine was the third stopping point of our Top End Tour over the Easter break. With a population of about 10,000 people, it is the fourth largest town in the Northern...
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Cruising the Yellow Waters in Kakadu
Posted on 06/05/2013
In spite of what seemed to be heavy rainfall and never-ending storms throughout the night, we woke up to clear skies on our third morning in Kakadu. Rousing the children at 5:45 was no easy...
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Autumn Happenings
Posted on 04/05/2013
With choral concerts, orchestra performances, and house athletics days added to the beginning of autumn sports for all four children, it has been a busy start to the season. I realized...
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The Top End Tour Continues: Bushwalking in Kakadu
Posted on 28/04/2013
On our second morning in Kakadu, we awoke hopeful, in spite of the rain we had heard at various times throughout the night. As the family assembled for breakfast, we sent Cameron to...
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Change in the Air
Posted on 25/04/2013
I am interrupting my series on our Top End Tour to bring you some photos from our front garden. As our North American family friends impatiently wait the arrival of a reluctant spring, we...
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High in the Sky over Kakadu
Posted on 21/04/2013
When I left you in the last post, the rain was about to start falling again, the only road north out of Kakadu was closed, and furthermore, every attraction we had come to experience was...
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Top End Tour: On the Road to Kakadu
Posted on 13/04/2013
The drive from Darwin, capital city of the Northern Territory, to Kakadu National Park was both longer and more stressful than we had hoped. The monsoon rains had mercifully ceased, but...
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A Tour of the Top End of Australia
Posted on 11/04/2013
As we boarded the plane for our return trip to Melbourne from Australia's northernmost capital, Darwin, the text from my dad on my smart phone read, "Glad the crocs didn't...
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Off to the Top End
Posted on 27/03/2013
For my sun-starved, spring-deprived friends and family in North America, I bring you today some photos from my front garden and from some other gardens nearby. We are off on Friday for what...
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March Birthdays and Nostalgia
Posted on 24/03/2013
It seems to me that we always have some degree of consciousness of the vast difference that separates Australia from North America. For one thing, there is the constant calculation of the...
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