“I don’t know what I was expecting from Australia. I think imprinted on my mind was a sort of urbanized Jurassic Park…a few developed cities serving as bastions against the chaos and cruelty of the outback, protected by electric wire while majestic herds of kangaroos, dingoes and crocodiles roamed by in the distance. Sure, there might be a coordinated koala attack or two a year, testing the security of the Australian system, but overall the whole experience was stable, a testament to our victory in the age old battle, man vs. marsupial.”