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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.

Posts in “Art” Category

Friday, January 29, 2010
Kalani

Crazy Spaceship Car

I took this photo for you so you can see the crazy spaceship car that parks on Brunswick St. (in Fitzroy) on weekends. It has lots of satellites on the roof and other strange looking things. I wonder if it it's trying to contact aliens. There are newspapers all around the windows so you can't see inside - must be top secret stuff going on...

Photo: Car with satellites
 
Saturday, January 2, 2010
Kalani

Melbourne Interview--Rose Street Markets

I went to the Rose Street markets which is a local market where sell homemade stuff. I talked to a couple of people who make things I like. Check out the video...


 
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Kalani

Melbourne Interview

I interviewed some people in my neighborhood: A guy who collects cool things; a man who raises canaries and carries around with him; and a man who looks after Fitzroy Adventure Playground which has giants swings, ducks, rabbits, and lots of stuff. Check out the video...

 
Monday, December 7, 2009
Kalani

Festivals, Art & Cool Stuff

Recently there have been a lot of festivals in Melbourne, like the one near my house I went to today called The Spanish Festival. The Spanish Festival has lots of food stalls and music in the street  - I got some tacos. This weekend there was also the Big West Fest in a suburb of Melbourne called Footscray. My dad did a gig there with one of his bands. There was lots of art - like this big I-Stop motion (animation) of a massive pinball game where the people were the balls.
 
Photo: Bubble machine
 
Tuesday, December 1, 2009
Kalani

Hi All!

My name is Kalani. Kalani is a Hawaiian word meaning 'of the skies'.

Photo: Boy in sunglassesI live in an apartment in a suburb called Fitzroy in Melbourne, which is right down at the bottom of Australia.  (From my apartment, I can see the city and sometimes the hot air balloons that take people for a ride early in the morning).

Photo: BalloonsI am in grade three (nearly grade four) at school. I am nine years old (nearly ten). My dad teaches music at my school. I play piano and am about to start learning trumpet.
 

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