The Man from Snowy River and While the Billy Boils

The Man from Snowy River, Banjo Paterson, 1890

  • Australia, #2
  • Kindle, free from amazon
  • Read September 2014
  • Rating: 3/5
  • Recommended for: cowboys, children, and lovers of folksy humor

While the Billy Boils, Henry Lawson, 1896

  • Australia, #4
  • Kindle, free from amazon
  • Read September 2014
  • Rating: 4.5/5
  • Recommended for: Lovers of literature who don’t mind too much whether their stories come with a plot

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Reading, not traveling

Last year, when we began the process of applying for my husband’s green card and I realized that, after eight years of living abroad, I would finally be moving back to America, I was surprisingly (to me) anxious about it. It’s not the prospect of America that concerns me (though this may change if Jeb Bush manages to get elected president), but rather the prospect of settling down.

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