Although I did not “make” my item, the item I brought was a foul ball that I had caught at a New York Yankee’s spring training game in 2018. This item was a good representation of myself and also America. I gave my baseball away to Kal, a fellow Yankee fan, meat lover, and burger maker at BrewBar restaurant … Continue Reading →

Looking over the late night Melbourne skyline. jredpathMore Posts

After visiting many different Australian cities, I was able to take away a new perspective on the way the Australian people live their lives daily and picked up various things about their culture overall. Before we visited the country, we had only learned about their culture from films we had seen, many of which were dated or were not an accurate … Continue Reading →

During our stay in Melbourne, the city tour was a great class activity which introduced us to the city in a unique was and allowed our group to see the important sights of the city. Starting near Federation Square, our tour guide took us past St. Paul’s Cathedral, an Anglican church which stood tall in the middle of city and … Continue Reading →

During our visit to the Australian Centre for the Moving Image (ACMI) in Melbourne, we were able to learn about the history of film through various readings and even older flip film technologies. From the moment I entered into ACMI’s main gallery, I felt a little overwhelmed by the amount of screens and information they had provided but after taking … Continue Reading →

Class spear throwing lessons at Tjapukai! jredpathMore Posts

The Great Barrier Reef was one the most amazing thing I have seen in my life. Although our group was only able to see a small fraction of this natural ocean barrier, the marine life it contained is something I will never forget. I have always loved the ocean and I am fascinated by the immense amount of life it … Continue Reading →

After visiting with the Tjapukai people in Cairns, many things stood out as similarities and differences between the Maori people of New Zealand and Australian Aboriginal people. Many of these differences came in a variety of aspects of past and present life and also the continued cultural practice for each culture respectively. One of the things that stood out the … Continue Reading →

G’day. It is me and an Australian landmark. Cheers. jredpathMore Posts

Over the past five days, out group learned a lot from our Sydney tour guide, Pam, in Australia’s largest and oldest city. Pam often spoke about the original landing of the Englishmen on Australian soil and their impact on the aboriginals who welcomed them to their lands. She told us how the English brought over boatloads of convicts, settlers, and … Continue Reading →