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What makes young Australians such eager globe-trotters? Aliza Gazek and Kelly Vicars swung on their packs and set off “down under” to find out. The travelers they met along the way shared stories of their adventures and offered surprising insight into Australia’s history as a nation, providing a trail of clues to why it’s so easy to find an Aussie backpacker in any hostel in the world. Producers: Aliza Gazek and Kelly Vicars Featuring: John Grant, Prashan Paramanathan, Ashley Carruthers, Theo Ell, Mel Ronca, Sandra Ronca, Aileen “Nan” Grant Special Thanks: Andrew Todhunter and Jeanne Snider for their guidance, our generous Aussie hosts, and everyone else who shared their stories: Alex Dumbrell, Murray and Rosie Fisher, Robin Grant, and Paul Rowley. Music: Rusted Root, Men at Work, Grizzly Bear, Norah Jones, Sydney Children's Choir, Slightly Stoopid, River Ran, Enya, Lucius Image via flickr For more information about the Braden Grant for Oral Narrative: http://web.stanford.edu/group/storytelling/cgi-bi