{"id":4474,"date":"2020-05-04T12:58:56","date_gmt":"2020-05-04T16:58:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/?page_id=4474"},"modified":"2020-05-14T15:30:41","modified_gmt":"2020-05-14T19:30:41","slug":"australia-learning-home","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/australia-learning-home","title":{"rendered":"Australia: Learning at Home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Get creative<\/strong><br \/>\nOrganize your art supplies and get to crafting. Consider making <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aboriginal-art-australia.com\/aboriginal-art-library\/aboriginal-dot-art-behind-the-dots\/\">Aboriginal dot art<\/a>, decorating a boomerang, or creating <a href=\"https:\/\/www.activityvillage.co.uk\/australian-animal-crafts\">Australian animal crafts<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Need more inspiration? Check out these <a href=\"https:\/\/artsandculture.google.com\/search\/streetview?q=Australia\">virtual tours<\/a> of Australia\u2019s famous museums.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Pick a film<\/strong><br \/>\nWatch a movie that relates to your destination. Some options for Australia include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Backyard Ashes (2013)<\/li>\n<li>Crocodile Dundee (1986)<\/li>\n<li>Tracks (2013)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Study some history<\/strong><br \/>\nDive deep into the history of specific sites you\u2019ll visit on tour. Learn more about Australia\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/australianstogether.org.au\/discover\/the-wound\/who-are-indigenous-australians\/\">Indigenous peoples\u2019 culture<\/a> and the arrival of British settlers off the east coast in 1788. Then, explore some of Australia\u2019s most famous museums with a <a href=\"https:\/\/historyview.org\/\">virtual tour<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fill up your plate<\/strong><br \/>\nArrange a potluck and encourage your friends to bring a traditional dish from your destination. Know a chef? Hold a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CmrN5XWt-Uo&amp;feature=youtu.be\">virtual cooking class<\/a> with your travel group or support a local restaurant that offers delivery\/take-out of your destination\u2019s cuisine. Fire up the barbie for some grilled sausages, try some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wozzkitchencreations.com\/blogs\/specialty-foods-online\/14900057-chicken-schnitzel-with-gravy-recipe-australian-style\">chicken schnitzel<\/a>, or make an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestrecipes.com.au\/recipes\/aussie-meat-pie-recipe-2\/34l4qr5q\">old-fashioned meat pie<\/a>.\u00a0For dessert, try your hand at traditional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oversixty.com.au\/lifestyle\/food-wine\/classic-lamingtons\">lamingtons<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Learn the lingo<\/strong><br \/>\nEnglish is Australia\u2019s primary language; however, a thick Australian accent and uncommon phrases can make communicating difficult. Call up a friend or set up a group video chat and practice your Aussie language skills. It helps to make flashcards with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.studiesinaustralia.com\/Blog\/about-australia\/the-modern-guide-to-aussie-slang\">common sayings<\/a> to use on the phone or throughout your travels.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Did you know?<\/strong><br \/>\nAccording to <em>National Geographic,<\/em> Australia is home to 20 million people and 50 million kangaroos!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Get creative Organize your art supplies and get to crafting. Consider making Aboriginal dot art, decorating a boomerang, or creating Australian animal crafts. Need more inspiration? Check out these virtual tours of Australia\u2019s famous museums. Pick a film Watch a movie that relates to your destination. Some options for Australia include: Backyard Ashes (2013) Crocodile <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/australia-learning-home\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4469,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4474","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4474","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4474"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4474\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4740,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4474\/revisions\/4740"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4469"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.explorica.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4474"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}