As a crown on our first full day in Alice, we were lucky to have Deanella Mack, who runs the business Cultural Connections , come over to have a cross-cultural fireside chat with us. She is an Arrernte woman, born and raised in Alice Springs, and an Auntie to my colleague Lea! Dee and I say "hi!" to Lea Dee shared stories about the history and culture of her people. Time was limited which was unfortunate, because she is a great storyteller. It was great to have her bridge traditional customs and thinking to western thinking, and challenge our own understanding of our traditions and cultures. I am sure that the time we got to spend with her will help us connect better with the people we will meet and work with. Something that really resonated with me, was learning more about Indigenous people’s families. I already knew they are so much more structured and organised than European ones. But hearing more about the very specific purposes that these s...