I did a How Diverse is My Suburb thingy that SBS has online and plugged in the two suburbs I grew up in (both in Western Sydney) and the suburb I currently live in now, and discovered that, even though I joke with my husband all the time that where we currently live in isn't diverse ("babe, they recognise us in this cafe coz we're the only brown people in here"), I found that all three suburbs are pretty diverse anyway.
Sydney is diverse, there is no gettin' around it, no denying, no hiding ...
Australia’s ONLY Afro Latino Festival is back for 2016
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Interview with Australian singing duo Microwave Jenny
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A lot of what goes up on My Local World has to do with events and experiences that may have originated outside of Australia's fair shores. But it's totally safe to say that we've got some pretty hot homegrown stuff too. Case in point: Microwave Jenny.
Whilst writing up a lil' piece about Sydney's Courtyard Sessions for another site, I discovered this delightfully talented Australian husband/wife duo Tessa and Brendon Boney, also known as Microwave Jenny. They describe their music ...
Belonging to two cultures: an interview with Richard Emmert, a Westerner in Japan
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In the latter part of 2015 I saw a demonstration of Noh Mask making at the Japan Foundation in Sydney. Not only was it an interesting and thoughtful evening, it was also a really eye-opening experience. It makes me feel really fortunate that I have access to the events and facilities that organisations like the Japan Foundation hold, and I would really encourage anyone interested in Japanese culture (or anyone just wanting to tap into another culture) to check them out.
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From Iceland to India … the Sydney Festival is here!
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I counted the number of times I stepped inside a plane in 2015 and was done in less than a second because I stepped inside a plane ZERO TIMES in the past 12 months. Yes, ZERO. Zilch. Zip. Nil. Nada. NOTHING times. No times.
You get it.
Kind of why I love festival season in Sydney. The sun is shining (ish), the weather is sweet (when it's not thundering or showering) and everyone is still kind of rolling off the high of NYE and Christmas. I mean, really. Wanna feel truly festive over the ...
Celebrate Christmas Around the World
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The thing about Christmas is that it's got just as much to do with celebrating and chilling with your loved ones as it does with taking stock of the year that's gone by and the year ahead. It's almost like New Years Eve ... but before New Year's Eve. I think John Lennon said it best with his Christmas song, "So this is Christmas, and what have you done, another year over, and a new one just begun ..."
The Gifts that Count
I've been thinking a lot about material possessions, gifts and the ...
