People to People Boomerang 2011

This is the official BLOG for the combined San Jose, California and Amarillo, Texas delegation of People to People Student Ambassadors headed to Australia in June of 2011.

Our journey will include the cities of Cairns, Darwin, Canberra, and Sydney in Australia. We will visit the rainforest, the Great Barrier Reef, Nourlangie Park, Ubirr Rock in Kakadu, and meet the Jawoyn people of Manyallaluk. We will visit the Australian Institute of Sport's training facility, learn about Australia's government, political history, and the country's role in World War II. We will visit the Sydney Opera House, Darling Harbour, the Sydney Aquarium, and experience the history of Hyde Park Barracks to discover what life was like for convicts sent to Australia!

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Saturday, June 25th - Canberra

Today we toured the Australia Institute of Sport in Canberra. Our tour was conducted by and future (?) Olympic lacrosse player. She also works in the Physiology department at the AIS - impressive! We saw the high tech pool and the gym... the gymnastics center... everything!!! We had a chance to practice Olympic sports in the AIS SPORTEX center - an educational and engaging sports experience where we could try wheelchair basketball, virtual downhill skiing, rock climbing, football penalty shootouts, and more.

Next, we were off to see Australia's new Parliament in Canberra!
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