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22
Dec

On Officially Being a (Temporary) Australian Resident

It happened a few days ago. I got the letter in the mail granting me this temporary spouse residency thing.
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14
Dec

What's Your Complexion?

The other day, I started filling out an application for a Queensland driver's license. I'm not
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07
Dec

Behold: Betty

I know we've had all year to prepare for the immigration appointment. Gather this and that in various
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03
Dec

A Gay Old Migration Agent

In the energy-sapping heat of Australia's first week of summer, I have done nothing but photocopy, print, and
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28
Nov

Brisbane Bug in a Box

My plan today was to transfer the contents of the box of goods into our magical file for the immigration
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27
Nov

Paper Pressure

I'm not complaining. In eleven days, the girl and I have a little appointment at immigration during which
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19
Nov

My Accent Down Here

It seems as though I am hard to understand down here. In one hour this morning, I was asked to
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18
Nov

My First Cricket Test

There are, as they say down here, three sleeps to go till I get to watch my very first test
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12
Nov

One Doc Down, One to Go

I've not been very vocal in here on my attempt at becoming a permanently interdependent resident of the
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21
Oct

On That Clothing Issue

The ungodly amount of money spent on grooming Palin for the campaign is a big deal, but I wasn'
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