Wishing you all a wonderful Easter. A season of re-birth and new beginnings. If there is anything you would like to try, now is is the time. For those of us who have gone back on our diets…now is a great time to get back on track.
Whatever it is you want to begin or start over, I wish you the best of luck♥
We spent a fantastic 17 days in Melbourne, Australia this month. I took my daughter Maya for her first trip to meet her relatives living in the land down under. My husband accompanied us and although it was his fourth time to Oz he had never seen a kangaroo in person until this trip.
I think the best day was on Tuesday the 19th March when we, my mum, dad, brother John and his family and a couple of others took off for a 2 hour journey to the famous Phillip Island. Perhaps the most memorable part of the trip for us was the stop at Maru Koala and Animal Park. It was there that my husband got to not only see a kangaroo up close and personal but also feed one.
We were also surprised by an albino kangaroo…even I hadn’t seen one of those!
Did you know that there are over 60 different species of kangaroos and their close relatives?
Different types of kangaroos live all over Australia, from cold climate places through to deserts and even tropical rainforests and beaches.
There are 3 common species:
The Eastern Grey Kangaroo – found mostly in Melbourne and Sydney.
![kangaroo_PC6030023[2]](http://gotokangaroo.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/kangaroo_PC603002321-300x225.jpg)
The western Grey – found mostly in Western Australia.
The Red Kangaroo – the biggest of the lot. They can grow up to 2m tall and weigh up to 90kg. They are usually found in Alice Springs.
![kangaroo_PC6030034[1]](http://gotokangaroo.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/kangaroo_PC60300341-225x300.jpg)
We are happy to announce that our school is now open for business.
If you would like to take a free trial lesson, please email or call us to make an appointment.
Kangarooの英会話学校がオープンしました。
◆Opening Campaignのお知らせ◆
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【期間】２０１３年２月８日～３月３１日まで
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The school is looking better and better day by day. The reception area is almost complete and the classrooms are ready and waiting for use.
The phone and fax lines will be installed today if all goes to plan so look for the updates to the website shortly.
We have been working around the clock to get the office in shape and can finally see the light at the end of the tunnel.
It’s been a long but exciting journey and we can hardly wait to open the doors to the public. However, there are a few things still left to do.
Hopefully we will be on schedule for a mid-February open! Stay tuned for an update 🙂
Many people asked me why I chose to name my school ‘Kangaroo’. People who know me thought it was because I was Australian. Others thought that kangaroos were my favourite animals.
Truth be told though, it’s more like a combination of factors. First of all kangaroos are iconic creatures and draw attention effortlessly and secondly they can’t move backwards. These two factors are important from both a marketing and philosophical viewpoint. The fact that kangaroos can’t move backwards makes one think that they are always moving foward. Hopefully, Kanagroo school will also only move fowards and its goal is for its students to always be progressing also.
Speaking of kangaroos and their movements, another interesting fact is that kangaroos cannot move their legs individually on land but can when they swim. Have you ever seen a kangaroo swim?
There are many interesting facts about kangaroos. Over the next few entries I will share some of them with you.
There is a popular myth about the origin of the word ‘kangaroo’. The myth goes that when European explorers first saw the strange creatures they asked a native Australian what they were called and they said ‘kangaroo’ meaning “I don’t understand”. The explorers thought it was the animal’s name and that’s how kangaroos got their name.
In truth, however; the word kangaroo comes from the Aboriginal Guugu Yimithirr tribe’s word ‘gangurru’ which is the word for grey kangaroos.
A male kangaroo is named a buck, boomer or jack and a female kangaroo is called a flyer, doe or jill.
A young kangaroo is called a joey and a group of kangaroos is called a mob.
Below is a picture of my niece Suliana Tesi Jr with a kangaroo in Melbourne, Australia.
