Mom has arrived in Melbourne on her way to become a Granny Aupair in New Zealand

Melbourne Australia

I just got an email from mom. She has safely arrived in Melbourne and even managed to get her laptop connected to the Internet! She says the flight was extremely interesting as she got to see Greece, Turkey, Iraq and Saudi Arabia from the air. She will be flying on to Christchurch Saturday evening on her way to become a Granny Aupair in New Zealand.

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Referendum in Greece and the renewed Euro Crisis

I am currently in Germany and I have been following the Euro Crisis closely. One of the reasons for that is that the Euro exchange rate influences how much the money I earn here will be worth in Canada. Also years ago I invested in some Euro bonds, which seemed a smart idea back then.

So, with relief I watched the Euro climb during the last few days

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