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What I've learned most, is probably best found or explained in the Kennis van Cultuur en Samenleving page. What I've done there is collected all things learned about Australia and its citizens and history in one document. Films and photos I took that remind me of things I've learned or taught others, can be found here, with a tiny bit of context.

SLS is one of Sydney's prides. The Surf Life Saving club with volunteers that save thousands of lives each year	These stingers are part of reason why you're unable to swim in North Australia	There's so much beauty in the ocean, I couldn't tell apart the many species, but I've learned much about the Humpback during a trip out to sea
Pipes, vases, boomerangs, sculptures, clubs, didgeridoos, spears, etc. All connected to their believes and ways of surviving	One of the newest cathedrals I've ever visited, very modern with photorealistic paintings of Maria and Jesus	Cape Patton with a plated map, its history and the history of the entire Great Ocean Road, built by returned soldiers after the Great War was over
Nimbin on the day of Mardi Grass was one big festival, almost felt like time-travelling	The Chinese Garden of Friendship, put in Sydney by Guanzhou to celebrate its official 200 years	I've relearned how to play chess
Cassowary: Arguably the most dangerous bird in the world	The Beegees lived in this small town when they were kids, hence the 'ode' to the Beegees	If a Koala is okay, it'll be in a tree
The first time I've shot the milky-way like this from the other side of the world	Kangaroos are like dogs, wanting cuddles, food and attention	The SS Maheno, once a cruise ship and later used in the war as hospital ship, until it washed ashore and it became impossible to tow away
Champagne pools are called champagne pools, because the sea water that slams over the pool sides bubbles like it's champagne	Aboriginal art is beautiful, and everywhere	The view from the bunker was fantastic, but the bunker thankfully never got used what it was built for
Some people can catch fish with their bare hands	Aboriginals earn money by playing music on their original instruments	Ozzy storms are no joke, I was unable to get home in this weather
The Opera House is more beautiful from a distance than from up close, like the Eiffel Tower. The construction was inspired by a broken egg shell	Samir tried to teach us arabic, to no avail, but I now know about haram, halal and ginzir	Between Bondi and Coogee there's Waverly cemetery, often called one of the most beautiful cemeteries in the world, heritage-listed because of its significance
The white lighthouse of Byron is situated at the most eastern point of Australia's coast	The Nepalese Peace pagoda on Brisbane's South Bank was once put here for an Exhibit, and now stands to preserve the culture	I can't hold my balance, so I tried paddle boarding and gave up surfing
Aboriginal names and meanings, which clarify why a certain walk or waterfall would've gotten its name

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SLS is one of Sydney's prides. The Surf Life Saving club with volunteers that save thousands of lives each year

These stingers are part of reason why you're unable to swim in North Australia

There's so much beauty in the ocean, I couldn't tell apart the many species, but I've learned much about the Humpback during a trip out to sea

Pipes, vases, boomerangs, sculptures, clubs, didgeridoos, spears, etc. All connected to their believes and ways of surviving

One of the newest cathedrals I've ever visited, very modern with photorealistic paintings of Maria and Jesus

Cape Patton with a plated map, its history and the history of the entire Great Ocean Road, built by returned soldiers after the Great War was over

Nimbin on the day of Mardi Grass was one big festival, almost felt like time-travelling

The Chinese Garden of Friendship, put in Sydney by Guanzhou to celebrate its official 200 years

I've relearned how to play chess

Cassowary: Arguably the most dangerous bird in the world

The Beegees lived in this small town when they were kids, hence the 'ode' to the Beegees

If a Koala is okay, it'll be in a tree

The first time I've shot the milky-way like this from the other side of the world

Kangaroos are like dogs, wanting cuddles, food and attention

The SS Maheno, once a cruise ship and later used in the war as hospital ship, until it washed ashore and it became impossible to tow away

Champagne pools are called champagne pools, because the sea water that slams over the pool sides bubbles like it's champagne

Aboriginal art is beautiful, and everywhere

The view from the bunker was fantastic, but the bunker thankfully never got used what it was built for

Some people can catch fish with their bare hands

Aboriginals earn money by playing music on their original instruments

Ozzy storms are no joke, I was unable to get home in this weather

The Opera House is more beautiful from a distance than from up close, like the Eiffel Tower. The construction was inspired by a broken egg shell

Samir tried to teach us arabic, to no avail, but I now know about haram, halal and ginzir

Between Bondi and Coogee there's Waverly cemetery, often called one of the most beautiful cemeteries in the world, heritage-listed because of its significance

The white lighthouse of Byron is situated at the most eastern point of Australia's coast

The Nepalese Peace pagoda on Brisbane's South Bank was once put here for an Exhibit, and now stands to preserve the culture

I can't hold my balance, so I tried paddle boarding and gave up surfing

Aboriginal names and meanings, which clarify why a certain walk or waterfall would've gotten its name