Patricia Engler's 360 in 180 Adventure Around the World
Adventures in Australia!
Season 1, Episode 5
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01-May-2020
Living on the planet’s underside would apparently take some getting used to, but at least I’d have three weeks to adjust. In those three weeks, however, I’d be covering a lot of ground—over 1,700 km, to be exact. That’s how far I’d arranged to travel overland across Eastern Australia as part of my mission to backpack 360° around the world in 180 days documenting Christian students’ experiences at secular universities. So, with little time to waste, I headed to the nearest campus before the sun set on my first day ‘Downunder'.
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Unlocking facts about faith in New Ze...
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Ker-click.
Locked?! No way!
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