Tag Archives: Australia

Another decade on: 2013 (part 2)

Posted on January 2, 2014 by hds

We’re back for part 2 of my recap of 2013. You can find part 1 here. In case anyone couldn’t work it out, the event of the year was… On the 10th of September, Andrea defended her Ph.D. thesis in … Continue reading →

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That occasional feeling

Posted on May 22, 2012 by hds

I’ve been living away from my native Australia for the last seven years. In the last four years I’ve had very little contact with other Australians, I basically don’t know any where I live in Barcelona. I had a funny … Continue reading →

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Mike and Soph’s wedding

Posted on March 17, 2011 by hds

Last weekend was Mike & Soph’s wedding, the now Popkiss couple. I’ve known Mike since we were both eleven or twelve years old and since the following year we’ve been best mates. Soph I met working at Dick Smith at … Continue reading →

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Kind of forgot about the web site

Posted on October 29, 2010 by hds

Not surprisingly in hindsight, I’m quite busy at the moment. Having just started a doctorate in Number Theory, I have an enormous amount of reading to do, which I’m trying to get through as quickly as possible. I’m reading through … Continue reading →

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New PM in Australia

Posted on June 28, 2010 by hds

Old news I know, that Kevin Rudd has been replaced by Julia Gillard as Australian Prime Minister, making Gillard the first ever woman to hold the position in Australia. Having lived out of Australia for a little while now, I … Continue reading →

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Home again

Posted on May 10, 2010 by hds

Well, I’m back in Barcelona again (been here almost a week now) and back into the thick of it. It was great to be back in Australia and catch up with all the family and all my friends from school … Continue reading →

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Australia to join the European Union

Posted on May 10, 2009 by hds

So there I was, complaining about how difficult it is for me to live in Europe due to visas and what-not when the perfect solution popped into my head. Australia should join the EU. Before you shout me down, listen … Continue reading →

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Grandma

Posted on March 16, 2009 by hds

The Saturday before last Grandma, Dorothea Wilson, passed away at 88 years of age. I had recently seen her in Melbourne while I was there and knew when I left that it would be unlikely that I’d see her again. … Continue reading →

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Bushfires

Posted on February 16, 2009 by hds

I arrived at Heathrow on Sunday afternoon for the second (and by far the longest) part of my trip back to Melbourne from Barcelona have spent a night in London catching up with friends and breaking up the trip. When … Continue reading →

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Well that was unexpected

Posted on February 1, 2009 by hds

I’ve basically packed for my trip to Australia, which is probably the earliest I’ve ever packed for any trip in the last 20 years or so. Of course I haven’t actually packed any of my things, just Elisse’s stuff and … Continue reading →

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