Australian based opportunities for inter-cultural development.
Home-stay hosting a Japanese student 1984.
Attendence at the 7th Australian Venture, Perth 1985.
Hosting International guests in Sydney prior to the 7th Australian Venture, Perth 1985.
Selected as the Flag orderly for the Queen's Royal Tour 1986.
Personal presentation of Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award, by HRH the Duke of Edinburgh, 1986.
Attendence at the International Jamboree - Cataract Scout Park, Sydney 1988.
Hosting International guests from Finland, in Sydney prior to the International Rover Moot, Victoria, 1991.
Attendence at the International Rover Moot, Victoria, 1991.
1991 Intercultural Education Unit of tertiary study at CSU, prior to Indonesian Practicum.
1998 - Japanese teaching intern at Yeoval Central School.
Directing the Korean Sport and Recreation holiday camp at Narrabeen, Jan 2001.
Home-stay hosting two Taiwanese, and one Japanese student 2003,2004..
2003 - Homestay visit from two Canadians.
2005 - Canadian exchange teacher at Geelong East Primary school.
2008 - Homestay visit from a Canadian Uni student.
University International students club member
1989-1991 CSU Bathurst
1997 - SCU Lismore NSW, U of L Canada.
Overseas experiences
YHA (now IHA)Membership since 1988 ( Life-membership since circa 1993) staying at dozens of Hostels has allowed me numerous opportunities to meet people from a range of countries, to interact with them and to discuss international issues.
1980 - Two week travel in New Zealand
Dec 1988- Jan 1989 - Travel - USA, England, Scotland, France, Andorra, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Hong Kong.
1991 - 6 week Teaching practicuum in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. (Java, Bali)
1994 - Sabbatical year working and travelling overseas - Indonesia, England, Wales, Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Italy, Germany, The Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, Estonia, Russia, Scotland, USA).
6 week English Language Summer Camp - teaching English to Italian students at Blackrock College, Ireland, 1994.
7 weeks Relief teaching at South Norwood Primary School, London, England,1994.
International guest day visits to schools in Scotland, and Finland.
1997 - 5 months University study as an International exchange student, and active member of the Internation students club, at the University of Lethbridge, in Canada. Stop-overs in Japan.
1999 - Selected as one of 14 Australian teachers to attend the inaugural Fijian Visitors Bureau "Teacher familiarisation tour of Fiji" for one week in Fiji. Included a visits to schools.