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Two Aussie kids, Ava and Kalani, give us their perspectives on life down under. Eight-year-old Ava, and Kalani, a nine-year-old boy, live in different Australian cities and have never met. Find out what Aussie kids do for fun and what school is like in the land of koalas and kangaroos.

Tuesday, December 15, 2009
Ava

I Can't Wait Till Christmas!

Hi! Christmas is so soon and I cant wait!  I still have to get my Kris Kringle for my Uncle Sasha. (A Kris Kringle is when you get a present and you don't let the person know who it was that gave them the present. It is also called secret Santa. My family does this instead of buying presents for everyone). I am going to Melbourne to spend Christmas with my dad's side of the family.

It is summer and we are wearing singlets, because it gets so hot and I have been going swimming and snorkeling almost every day.

Photo: Ava by the ocean

The beach is only a short walk away from my apartment. It is a rocky beach. We walk along the rocks and jump off the rocky shelf. Today while snorkelling I saw a male and female blue groper. The male is blue and female is green. Did you know that blue gropers are all born female and then some later change into males? As well as snorkeling I like to look at creatures in the rock pools.

Photo: Ava with starfishI found these starfish under a rock. The brittle star is from last year, it's pretty isn't it?

Photo: BrittlestarThere are sand beaches on either side of the bay and I swim there sometimes.

Photo: Ava washing mask in oceanOh! I forgot to tell you we had the schools annual fun day. Unfortunately, I did not attend because instead I went to a chess competition and won a fifth place trophy.

Photo: Ava with trophyThere were about 25 players. School finishes next week and I will get my school report. Then it will be summer holidays for six weeks.  I will keep you all updated on how cool Sydney is. Bye!

5 Comments

Congrats!!!!! on the chess competition!!!!!!!!!!


I'm not that great at chess though I dont even get how to play it. Anyways I love that star fish and yes it is very pretty.

Till next time cya

whoa summer vaction I already finished it :( ahhhhhhhhhh I wish I live were you did.
from,
chelly B.C.

I can't wait either...

The starfish in your hand is strange but, I like it.:)

pretty starfish and we do secret santa at school!

I would love to be able to play chess!

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