Busy!!
Hi guys, sorry this blog is a bit late, I’ve had a bit of a mental week! My first week here was pretty easy going, nothing was happening as Australia was still on the Winter Holidays – this was great for me as my jetlag was insanely bad, I’m still only just getting over it! […]
Oh I do like to be beside the seaside
For many people, when you think of Australia you think of beaches. Bondi is probably the most well known one, but the truth is the whole country has some amazing beaches from the smallest of little bays, to some huge ones which stretch for a long way. Due to the dry inhospitable nature of Australia’s […]
Sydney’s coastal walks
If there’s one thing Sydney does well, and has in spades, it’s coastal and harbourside walks. I think I must have done about seven by now and they never fail to disappoint. Some of the walks just take you along the harbour and give you stunning views of the city skyline, feat. The Opera House […]
Surf’s Up
When you think of Australia there are probably a few things that spring to mind: wildlife – both good (kangaroos and koalas) and bad (spiders and snakes); the Sydney Opera House, the Outback, sunshine, and barbecues. Sport is also something that people associate with Australia, and I’ve always thought of surfing as a quintessentially Australian […]
Sydney Harbour
Sydney is often considered to have one of the most beautiful natural harbours in the world. Now, admittedly, there are a lot of harbours in this world that I haven’t seen, but Sydney’s is pretty beautiful. The most well known part is obviously the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge, but there’s actually a lot […]
‘Bula’, from Fiji
I’m writing this whilst waiting for my flight to New Zealand from Nadi International Airport in Fiji. I’ve wracked up a lot of airport hours over the last seven weeks (stupid flight delays) and often I spend them getting really excited for my next destination and what I’m going to see there. This time round […]
Christmas the Australian way
I’m rather delayed in posting this, but here goes. So I know that the Christmas period at home is well and truly over, and that exam season has started for everyone. For me, I’m still in my Christmas holiday and there are still Christmas decorations around in Australia, so it doesn’t feel quite as over […]
Trying not to waste time
As I mentioned in a previous post, I’m spending the three weeks between finishing term and setting off on my travels here in college. The one thing I really wanted to avoid was wasting those three weeks, because time goes quickly here. It’s easy when you’re finally done with university work to just want to do […]
One very big international family
From personal experience I would say that the Erasmus students at the University of Leicester tend to keep to themselves and that there is not much integration between home and Erasmus/international students. Having said that, I have not met a huge amount of Erasmus students within my department, so the situation could be different within others, […]
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