and now for something completely different…
Since Friday, Christina Barber and Annie Glenn have been our house guests. Tomorrow afternoon they shove off again for their respective locations: Christina back to Melbourne and her advanced studies in Speech Pathology, and Annie, back to Los Angeles to her full-time job. The two were buddies in undergraduate studies and remain close today.
Since we’ve spent very little time with them since their arrival (youngsters want to play, old farts want to rest) we took it upon ourselves to interview them for the blog. We thought they might provide different insights into life in Oz that you might find interesting…. we’ll see if it works?
Q: The coolest thing you’ve seen in Australia?
Annie: Birds
Christina: The Red Center (Uluru a/k/a Ayers Rock)
Q: Most unusual person you met?
Annie: Bart the tour guide. He loved his job, could say turtle in a lot of different languages, was super active and knowledgable.
Christina: Aboriginal guy who said she looked like a giraffe but not really.
Q: What about Australia would surprise your parents the most?
Annie: Indigenuity (the embracing of aboriginal beliefs and practices.)
Christina: ditto
Q: What do you miss most about US?
Annie: My bed.
Christina: Mexican food (Many of her answers involve food)
Q: What do you miss least?
Annie: Job
Christina: Americans (arrogance and indifference)
Q: Most beautiful thing you’ve seen in Australia?
Annie: Uluru sunset and rainbows
Christina: Red Center (Uluru area)
Q: Favorite animal in Oz?
Annie: Kangaroo and Koala
Christina: Cassowary (it’s a funky bird)
Q: What should you bring with you to Australia?
Annie: Warm Clothes
Christina: Money
Q: What does Kangaroo taste like?
Annie: Not a meat eater.
Christina: Deliciousness. Chicken/Beef combo.
Q: What surprised you that it cost so much?
Annie: Make-up
Christina: Seafood
Q: Best deals you found in your travels?
Annie: Tourist stores are pretty cheap.
Christina: Party Mix Candy
Q: Four oddest words?
Annie: Rubbish, Lolly, Blokes, Wanker (tr. Garbage, Candy, Men, Asshole)
Christina: Bogan, Pissed, Reckon, Ta (tr. Hayseed person, Drunk, Agree?, Thanks)
Q: Best time swimming?
Annie: Whitewater rafting on the Tully River and MillaaMillaa Waterfall.
Christina: Same answer. It’s MillaaMillaa is where they filmed the Herbal Essence commercial.
Q: Best Cultural Experience?
Annie: Learning about the aboriginal history including constellations in the Red Center.
Christina: The Red Center.
Q: Rowdiest thing you did?
Annie: Whitewater rafting.
Christina: Drank a whole bottle of port wine.
Q: Are American men or Australian men better looking?
Annie: American
Christina: Neither, but Sydney has the best looking men in Australia.
Q: Major fashion differences?
Annie: Lots more dreadlocks and 1980’s short shorts (on men). Recommends a greater investment in deodorant.
Christina: At least with summer clothing it appears that Aussies are stuck in a fashion cycle currently featuring 90’s fashions from the US.
Q: Three things that remind you of the US?
Annie: Fast food franchises, major retailers, TV shows
Christina: ditto
Q: Worst foods in Australia?
Annie: Vegemite
Christina: Chicken Parm (over-rated)
Q: Must do’s when visiting?
Annie: Uluru, Sydney
Christina: Cadbury Marvelous Creation Bar (you won’t regret it)
Q: Don’t do when visiting?
Annie: Great Barrier Reef, drink Goon (boxed, cheap wine), stay away from Red Center in summer (too hot and buggy)
Christina: Agree and don't drink goon.
Q: How much cash should you bring for a two week trip?
Annie: $3,000 on the eco-plan with planning.
Christina: $5,000 for a more upscale adventure.
There you have it… lovely girls… both of them!
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