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Week 2 in Salatiga

It has been a tough week here in Salatiga. I have learned 300 words in 10 days and had the flu. The language course has...

The problem with people who understand language, writing a language course

The problem with people who understand language, writing a language course is that you get left with explanations like this: A reflexive verb is one...

First week in Salatiga

I have been in Indonesia for the last week studying as part of my ANU degree. We arrived in a very busy Denpasar airport...

Thank you and goodnight

After a really fun weekend of racing, it all came down to one mistake on the bottom part of the course. Unfortunately, that means that...

The Final Countdown

I guess that's what happens in the end; you start thinking about the beginning. There are 4 days to go to the Oceania Open. This...

Bourg

We are in Bourg Saint Maurice, in the French Alps, for a week of training and a race. As I am writing this I can...

Augsburg

I have  finished my travelling for now after arriving in Augsburg last week, we have settled into our apartment that will be our base...

Liptovsky

We are now in Bratislava after a week in Liptovsky Mikulas, Eastern Slovakia. We were in Liptovsky for a three day race that doubled as...

Pau

We have arrived in Pau in the South of France after our first week in Europe was spent in the Catalan town of La...

A new beginning

As Robert C. Gallagher once said, Change is inevitable - except from a vending machine. I am leaving Penrith in a few days to head to Europe...