Response Questions

1. How did you experience the book? It's not always helpful to talk about whether or not you liked the book, but rather how you felt as you were reading it? Were you pulled effortlessly into the book...or did you have difficulty getting into it? Why?

I really liked this book. It was pretty easy to read, and it was very understandable.  I really liked the author and the style that he wrote in, so I would definitely read another book written by him.  I was pulled pretty effortlessly into the book because it was well written and very interesting.  I felt like I was actually in Australia with the writer. 

2. Were you happy about your book choice? Why or why not?

Yes I was very happy with my book choice.  It was really interesting and I would probably read it again at some point.

3. Which place discussed in the book did you find the most intriguing? Why do you think that was the case?  

I found Sydney the most intriguing place in the book.  I probably think that happened because Sydney is Australia's main city and is a very large city.  I am very much a city girl so I liked learning about the big cities more than I liked learning about the rural towns in Australia.

4. What central ideas might the author be exploring-the novel's themes? Consider ideas about the nature of love, the requirements of goodness, the meaning of justice, the burden of the past...basic human issues that are at stake in the book.

The author is basically just traveling all around Australia looking at all of the historical and touristy sights to see.  Central idea wise, he is probably looking for adventure.  He is a very adventurous man so I think he is gravitated towards things that are interesting and cool. 

5. What do you feel you learned from this project? Please consider the book, the technology involved with producing the project, or any other aspect regarding the project.

I learned that it is not as easy as I thought to make a blog.  I always thought that making a blog was easy and that this project would only take me like an hour, but I found out quickly how wrong I was.  I had to first read the book and then search back through it to find topics to write about in my blog.  I also used the internet to find additional information for other places to write about.

6. What was the most enjoyable part of the project? Please explain why you felt this way.

The most enjoyable part of this project was probably just learning all of the things that I did.  Going into this project, I knew absolutely NOTHING about Australia, but now I feel like I have a pretty good understanding of this amazing continent/country. 

7. What was the most difficult part of the project? Please explain why you felt this way.

The most difficult part of this project was finding sufficient enough information to use in my blog.  Not all of the information on the internet is correct, so I had to make sure that my sources were reliable.  This can be very difficult sometimes.