{"id":969,"date":"2020-06-21T12:30:56","date_gmt":"2020-06-21T16:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/?p=969"},"modified":"2020-06-23T11:06:17","modified_gmt":"2020-06-23T15:06:17","slug":"around-the-world-in-80-days-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/2020\/06\/21\/around-the-world-in-80-days-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Around the World in 80 Days &#8211; Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>AUSTRALIA<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Between the Indian Ocean and\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/06\/australia.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-980\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/06\/australia-300x188.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"188\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/06\/australia-300x188.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/06\/australia-1024x640.png 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/06\/australia-768x480.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/06\/australia-624x390.png 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/06\/australia.png 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nSouth Pacific Ocean<br \/>\nCapital: Canberra<br \/>\nLanguages: English<br \/>\nPredominant Religion(s): Christianity<\/p>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6\">\n<div class=\"note bg-lblue white-text min-350\">\n<h3 class=\"white-text text-center\"><strong>COMMON CHARACTERISTICS:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<div class=\"wysiwyg-editor\">\n<ul>\n<li>Australians are quite direct and will freely discuss a range of subjects.<\/li>\n<li>Most Australians grow up believing that everyone should have equal rights and be treated the same. Australia was the second country in the world to allow women the vote.<\/li>\n<li>About 26% of the population was born overseas and 40% have a parent born overseas, so there is a lot of diversity. Many Australians feel that Australia has a culture and identity based on friendship, honesty, sports, and multiculturalism.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"col-md-6 col-sm-6\">\n<div class=\"note bg-lblue white-text min-350\">\n<h3 class=\"white-text text-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/06\/map_australia.gif\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-981\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/06\/map_australia-300x240.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"283\" height=\"226\" \/><\/a>FUN FACTS:<\/strong><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"white-text text-center\">The largest Greek population in the world other than in Athens is in Melbourne, Australia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"wysiwyg-editor\">\n<ul>\n<li>Australia was settled by convicts (criminals) sent over from the UK. The first police force was made up of the 12 most well-behaved convicts.<\/li>\n<li>The black box, wine cask, bionic ear, ultrasound and pacemakers were all invented in Australia.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_2cuy _3dgx\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"dobam\" data-offset-key=\"6avec-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"6avec-0-0\"><span data-offset-key=\"6avec-0-0\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"_2cuy _3dgx\" data-block=\"true\" data-editor=\"dobam\" data-offset-key=\"ee4ej-0-0\">\n<div class=\"_1mf _1mj\" data-offset-key=\"ee4ej-0-0\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/06\/Angela-Thomas.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-971\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/06\/Angela-Thomas-300x258.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"258\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/06\/Angela-Thomas-300x258.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/06\/Angela-Thomas.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>One style of Australian aboriginal art has an x-ray appearance to it. Learn more about this style and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.enchantedlearning.com\/artists\/xraystyle\/\">try making some x-ray art<\/a> of your own.<\/p>\n<p>Captain James Cook claimed Australia as part of the British Empire while he was looking for a southern continent. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cooldinos.com\/explorers\/australia.shtml\">Learn more about James Cook and others who explored Australia<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/06\/Martin-Hipp-flickr.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-970\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/06\/Martin-Hipp-flickr-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/06\/Martin-Hipp-flickr-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/06\/Martin-Hipp-flickr-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/06\/Martin-Hipp-flickr-624x468.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/06\/Martin-Hipp-flickr.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>In 1935, the chef of the Hotel Esplanade in Perth, Western Australia, Herbert Sachse,\u00a0 created the pavlova to celebrate the visit of the great Russian ballerina, Anna Pavlova. Whilst it has been suggested this dessert was created in New Zealand, it has become recognized as a popular Australian dish. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aupairinamerica.com\/resources\/kids\/culture_corner\/australia\/#collapse-a01-block_5cd98ec90796c3934-0\">Pavlova Recipe <\/a><\/p>\n<p>As Australia is an English-speaking country, the children there sing many of the same songs that we sing in the United States, but sometimes they sing a different version. Visit this site to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mamalisa.com\/world\/aussi.html\">compare the Australian version of familiar songs with the one you know<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Click on the link to learn more about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aupairinamerica.com\/resources\/culture_quests\/australia\/\">Australia<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #999999\">Photos by: Angela Thomas {flickr}, Martin Hipp {flickr}<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AUSTRALIA Between the Indian Ocean and\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/32\/2020\/06\/australia.png\"><\/a> South Pacific Ocean Capital: Canberra Languages: English Predominant Religion(s): Christianity COMMON CHARACTERISTICS: Australians are quite direct and will freely discuss a range of subjects. Most Australians grow up believing that everyone should have equal rights and be treated the same. 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