So we hit a wallaby (a smaller, darker version of a kangaroo) tonight on the way back into Part Hacking. It was dark and he just sort of hopped out. He seemed alright, maybe a bit stunned ,but he hopped right back into the bush (woods) so I guess he'll survive.
Had a pretty crazy morning of waking up at 6am and taking the train up the coast. It was about a 2.5 hr ride with one train switch. It was scenic and I finished my book "The Five People You Meet in Heaven." Had a bit of a mix-up when I arrived as to where I was getting picked up and not having a mobile (cell phone) didn't really help the situation but it all worked out by 10:30 (an hour after I got off the train and a cup of coffee later) when I finally connected with my ride to Port Hacking, where the advanced first aid training was just barely underway.
Over to the Lawlers for dinner, the family I stayed with my first night here. Nice to say hello to the kids again - aussie kids are sooo cute - haha. Interesting thing - when the 4 year old sang "bringing home a baby bumble bee" song she sang it with an American accent b/c the show or cd she learned (spelled learnt here) it from was American - wow. You don't even think about things like that at home; how some little kid in Australia is watching an American show or listening to a cd and that is influencing the way they speak, or sing in this case - funny!
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sounds like a anthro/folklore paper... "The Cultural Effects of American Mainstream Media on the Speech Development of Australian Youth"
It would go into the cultural norms that the children are inadvertently learning and passing along within their society. Do they realize the accent is different? Do they think it is superior because it is different? Will this cause a gradual lessening of their use of their natural accent?
The possibilities are endless....
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