The mystery country is Australia, and our speaker was Mr. Watson! He was our science teacher that recently moved back to Australia. He is in the western suburbs of Sydney. Did you know the toilet in Australia is different than the USA? It doesn't swirl like it does here. They also have flipped seasons; while we are going into spring, they are going into fall. Currently, there are multiple surfing competitions happening right now because surfers can surf in any weather. He has even seen the Sydney Symphony play in the Opera House.
He lovesss Vegemite and eats it in a “Vegemite roll.” A typical breakfast would be a fried egg and some toast, and a typical dinner might be a meat pie. One of the weirdest things he's eaten was kangaroo on a pizza, which does not sound good. The stuff he does in his free time is mostly the same as it was in Texas, but he does enjoy going on more walks. He lives close to a shopping center. In Australia, things aren't open as late as in the USA. Here, things will close around 11 pm, but there, they close around 5 pm. Also, January 26th is "Australia Day," which is very similar to the 4th of July.
He really likes the schools in Australia. They are different from the USA, but he likes them. In schools, there are five classes a day. Each class is one hour long, and then the whole school has a 20-minute recess and a 40-minute lunch. The school system seems very different there than here because the campus is K-12 instead of being split into elementary, middle, and high schools. Everyone in the school has the same schedule (for example, Mr. Watson’s son has the same schedule as Mr. Watson). After school hours, it's common to see lots of students walking around the shops in their school uniforms. Basically, all schools wear uniforms!
In Australia, there's lots of public transportation, and it's really convenient. There is a train leaving every 7 minutes, and there are also buses and ferries you can take to get around. A ferry will even take you right to a beach! There are really cool history, art, and other museums in every big city. Finally, one of the coolest animals Mr. Watson has seen is a cockatoo. He sees them in the wild all the time.
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