I entered my Google Maps Video with the inventor Noel Gordon into a video competition called V-Fest. After looking at the time limit of 6 minutes, I was turned off because my video is 10 minutes, but as I rewatched the video I realised that there were some scenes in the video which I was able to […]
Read MoreMany people have unique and beautiful stories, but the one that I am about to tell you is very special to me. Stavroula Mavrogeorgis is the grandmother (or Yiayia in Greek) of two children, Eve my older sister and me, Ruby Cogan. Stavroula, my Yiayia, had always wanted to be a godmother but no-one had […]
Read MoreThis year I had the honour of being the girl school captain of my school, Claremont College, for 2015. Of all the speeches I did this year, my favourite was my Valedictory Speech in front of the students, parents and teachers. I loved writing the speech because it was a trip down memory lane, remembering all of […]
Read MoreGoogle Maps – The Australian Co-Inventor, Noel Gordon Co-Inventor of Google Maps – Noel Gordon Full Interview Here is the long interview. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb4NHfeIAnM For my big assignment this year in Year 6, I had to choose a great Australian. I interviewed Australian Noel Gordon, who is the co-inventor of Google Maps. He is an […]
Read MoreI am 11 years old and I just finished a video game called “Tomb Raider”, which was based on the movie, Tomb Raider. The video game is about a girl, named Lara Croft, (who is played by the famous actor, Angelina Jolie). I have watched both movies but that did not really help in playing […]
Read MoreMy Album: flickr.com/photos/rubycogan/sets/72157653486156091 I just finished my first photo album! My mum has always been the photographer on our family holidays, but this time I decided I would be the one who takes the photos and captures the moments. During our last school holidays in April, my family and I went to Kangaroo Island. It was […]
Read MoreLast year I was grateful to be chosen to be the 2015 Girl School Captain for Claremont College. This year I have been very busy doing speeches, raising the flag in the mornings, talking to parents during functions and generally trying to be a good School Captain along with Tom Findlay, who is our Boy […]
Read MoreI decided to enter Flickerfest. It all started with my sister’s Eve’s idea. Flickerfest is an international and Australian short film festival held each year with different categories. The festival screened the finalists in January at Bondi Beach. Some outdoors at night “under the stars”, some in the threatre at the Bondi Beach Pavilion. I […]
Read MoreI was asked to be a part of an advertisement to help save Australia’s environment. It was organised by Getup who help protect Australia’s environment. I thought the video was funny. The video shows a classroom in 2025 where 4 kids (including me) are telling their holiday stories during “Show and Tell”. Each student has […]
Read MoreI was in Karise Eden’s music video called ‘Dynamite’. Karise Eden is an amazing singer and she was the first winner of The Voice. Everybody loves her unique voice. I was excited to be part of Karise’s music video and the story was great. The Dynamite video shows the story of a young girl that […]
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