We have renamed our Fulbright Seminar the "Australian Culinary Tour"! We have had the best dinners and food provided by the Fulbright Association. The food here is spectacular! We had an extensive tour of Parliament yesterday and witnessed a session in progress, with a lecture by a member of Parliament. We then went for lunch at the Royal Botanical Gardens, and saw a wild kangaroo lost in the rainforst section. Next we went to the National museum and had a private tour of all of the exhibits. We saw captain Cooks artifacts, and many aboriginal displays. The more I study over here the more I want to learn about the Aboriginal Society. It is fascinating! The Australian Fulbright Society put on a fabulous reception for us and gave us all Fulbright fleece jacket vests, coffee mugs and a stipend for our expenses (meals out, entrance fees, taxi rides, etc.) They are also going to reimburse us for texts and supplies we order when our project is complete. The winning project wins a huge stipend. I have been able to purchase great books and posters at the National Trust shops. Our guide Ted will be with us the entire trip, and he is terrific! He really helps us plan our activities and develop our projects. Today we went to the National Gallery and had a private tour and lecture on Australian artists and Aboriginal Art. We are now doing research at the National Library and are going to the National War Memorial next. We have the evening free and we are going to have more culinary investigations! Please Blog back! I would love to hear from you! If you want to see a great Blog from Marc in our group - check out his blog at: www.mheiden.blogspot.com Also I cannot access my road runner account at all - so if you want to e-mail me please do it through mohawkdj@aol.com. Cheers Mate!
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