Tag Archives: Australia

A Long Way Home. Literally.

Posted on August 12, 2014 by isherri

First of all, it would be wrong of me to conclude this series of blog posts related to our trip to Australia without mentioning that Jenni was not only never late, in Australia she was often early! If you know … Continue reading →

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Back to Sydney

Posted on August 11, 2014 by isherri

Brisbane is an amazing place with incredible weather! Jenni and I hated to leave, but had to make our way back to Sydney before heading back to the states. Before we could go, Jenni had to do another radio interview … Continue reading →

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Beware of Random Man on the Street Interviews

Posted on August 10, 2014 by isherri

Day 3 in Brisbane was a short workday, which was a good thing since I apparently caught the plague or some sort of really bad head cold. We hiked across the 10 lushly landscaped acres from our villa to enjoy … Continue reading →

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Rats the Size of Small Children

Posted on August 9, 2014 by isherri

On our second day of Brisbane training, I finally got to try vegemite. Let’s just say I prefer Tim Tams and leave it at that. Our second day of training focused on action team planning to help the participants begin … Continue reading →

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Training Action Teams in Brisbane

Posted on August 7, 2014 by isherri

Jenni and I had two days of training set up in Brisbane. Our day got off to an exciting start when Jenni’s flat iron blew up. Our first day of training focused on assessing school cultures and climates. We set … Continue reading →

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The Best of Brisbane

Posted on August 3, 2014 by isherri

One has high expectations for any tour that bills itself as the best of anything.  Jen and I had booked tickets on the Best of Brisbane tour which was supposed to start promptly at 9:15. We hiked to the hotel … Continue reading →

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Bye Bye Sydney, We’re Off to Brisbane

Posted on August 3, 2014 by isherri

The second half of our international consulting gig involved a week in Brisbane. We had tickets to fly on Jetstar, a budget airline that’s somehow affiliated with Quantas. We caught an early cab to the airport. You can only check … Continue reading →

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Making our Way to Manly

Posted on August 2, 2014 by isherri

The final day of work in Sydney began with a brisk walk to the Smith Family office. The Smith Family is a children’s charity helping disadvantaged Australian children to get the most out of their education. We were joined by … Continue reading →

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The Tim Tam Slam

Posted on August 2, 2014 by isherri

Day two of our Sydney training started earlier. We hustled over to the training venue and set up all of our materials. My friend Jeanette, who just happened to be one of our participants, helped us out and recorded participant responses. … Continue reading →

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Darling Harbor

Posted on August 1, 2014 by isherri

After a quick breakfast (we both had the Jenni special) We loaded up and walked the five blocks to the training venue. Jen carried the giant post it pad, in spite of the gale force winds. We kicked off our … Continue reading →

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