Mooloolaba, Australia
I first visited Mooloolaba when I was about 5 years old, and it is a place that I hold near and dear to my heart. All the memories I have of Mooloolaba are good ones. It's where I rode my first bike and learned to surf. I still remember our trip to the Australia Zoo and the amazing show Steve Irwin, the Crocodile Hunter, put on. To this day, my mom's background on her computer is a picture of me snorkeling on that trip. It's been probably 13 years since I've been to Mooloolaba but I can't wait to go back! |
| Me snorkeling in Mooloolaba |
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Steve Irwin putting on a Crocodile
Hunter Performance at the Australia Zoo
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Alpha Omicron Pi
This charming little sorority house, often called the "Homicron" by it's residents, is located at the University of Oklahoma. I've had the pleasure of living in the AOII house for two years and it has truly been one of the best experiences of my life. While there are many places that I've considered home in my twenty years, there is just something so special about living in a place where everyone who has lived there before you and everyone who will live there after you is connected. |
| The Xi Chapter House of AOII |
(top image: personal photo of me snorkeling; photo from October 2005.)
(middle image: Steve Irwin Show at the Australia Zoo: Wikimedia Commons)
(bottom image: AOII House at OU: photo by Simon Hurst Photography)
Oh, this is great, Kelly: I can't remember anybody having named a place in Australia as a favorite before... and definitely not Mooloolaba, because that is a name I will remember. I hope you will get to go back sooner rather than later, and maybe you will want to work on an Australian project for this class! There is an amazing storytelling tradition there, and some really good resources online: Freebookapalooza: Australia ... you can see what you think about that as you start brainstorming possible topics next week!
ReplyDeleteWow, now I want to go visit Mooloolaba, Australia because it sounds like a blast! Not every kid gets to learn how to ride their first bike in Australia, but that’s awesome that you have such beautiful memories there. I feel like a lot of these memories you will never forget because first of all they are so cool, and second of all you were so young when you got to experience such events. You should definitely go back.
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