Going Down Under–Chapter 1
One of the great things about teaching in university is that you get opportunities to teach in other countries if you are a traveling sort. I had been at it awhile and badly needed a break from my current life in the U.S. I’d also lived too long in the snow and cold, so I was looking for an opportunity to go somewhere that would be warm year round. I got a grant to study marine life around the islands and reefs off of Queensland, Australia. The grant did not include any living expenses, so I needed something to pay the bills. I managed to get a visiting position at Paradise Waters High School in the area known as the Sunshine Coast. It was close enough to my research area, and warm year round, so …