A Final Reflection
On the 24th of July 2017, I celebrated the anniversary of the day I started my year studying abroad at Macquarie University. I remember my first day in Australia so clearly: I remember moving into my new room and literally not having a clue what to do next, and I remember finally plucking the courage […]
Wedding Cake Rock
On Sunday I finally visited Wedding Cake Rock in the Royal National Park. On my first attempt to visit the rock, I got as far as the ferry until I realised I wouldn’t be able to get there before it closed. I ended up seeing another part of the National Park which was very different […]
O Week 2.0
Last week was orientation week for semester one which was supposed to be bigger and better than the O Week I experienced last year in semester two (think of Freshers vs Refreshers). However, apart from the higher number of freebies, the better quality barbeque (I think people complained about just getting a slice of bread […]
My Study Abroad Story
I always knew I wanted to study abroad; it was one of the things I kept in mind when deciding what University I wanted to study at. The reasons why I wanted to study abroad were: I wanted to see how the university experience differs in another country, I’ve always wanted to travel but didn’t […]
Exams!!
I’m finally free from exams! My exams started last Monday so last week I was cooped up in my room trying to revise and only leaving to sit exams. My last exam was on Saturday (I know, how cruel) but at least my weekend wasn’t completely ruined as I had a really good Sunday treating […]
Dunmore Lang College
Despite only being here for 3 months, Sydney is already starting to feel like home. I’m having an amazing time meeting new people, making friends from all over the world and planning trips to travel to new places. I would say I’ve adapted to living in Sydney pretty quickly and I think that’s partly due […]
Learning About Aboriginals
Before I came to Australia, I didn’t really know much about Aboriginals and how they were treated today. Obviously I knew that they were the original owners of the land before it was taken over by the British but I was still under the impression that Aboriginals weren’t really members of society, that they only […]
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