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

June 26th - Yarralumla

Sunday, June 26th - Yarralumla (American Embassy & Australian War Memorial), and Gold Creek Station

Today we woke up early and did a drive through Embassy Row in Canberra. Did you know that the U.S. brought in soil when they built their embassy so they could say it was built on "American" soil?

Soon after touring the Australia War Memorial and museum, we headed off to Gold Creek Station where we helped herd sheep, throw boomerangs, and had a yummy good BBQ lunch!

After that, we headed back to the hotel to prepare for our flight out to Darwin...
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