Australia Archives - Jessica Rohm https://jessicadeerohm.com/tag/australia/ Thu, 27 Jul 2023 21:00:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Sydney, Australia https://jessicadeerohm.com/sydney-australia/ https://jessicadeerohm.com/sydney-australia/#respond Sun, 30 Jul 2023 07:00:42 +0000 https://jessicadeerohm.com/?p=871 YA-MA (means hello in the Gamilleroi aboriginal language) Family and Friends, As lovers of the written word, we are fascinated by the fact that none of the 250 aboriginal languages have an alphabet or any written language. In addition to their oral tradition of storytelling, they express themselves through dance, music, and painting. This means […]

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]]> https://jessicadeerohm.com/sydney-australia/feed/ 0 The Last Week, Australia https://jessicadeerohm.com/the-last-week-australia-november-6-2010/ https://jessicadeerohm.com/the-last-week-australia-november-6-2010/#respond Tue, 09 Nov 2010 03:07:14 +0000 http://jessicadeerohm.com/?p=615 Since leaving Sydney on Halloween we’ve been without an Internet connection.  We flew to Ayer’s Rock in the “red center,” also known as The Outback as in Q: “Where are you going?” A: “Just out back.”  Along those lines, Australians seem to have a wonderful way of simplifying language.  Eucalyptus trees are called “gum” trees.  […]

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