Author: EHUGHES

One of the significant differences between America and Australia that I saw while abroad is the culture surrounding our respective Indigenous peoples. I observed this firsthand and was also fortunate to have learned a lot about this in an Aboriginal studies class that I took where we focused on the history of Australia’s Indigenous peoples,…

One of the first things I noticed about the people and culture since arriving in Australia is that people here have a much more positive and easygoing outlook on life. I have heard it from both my program staff who have lived here for many years and Australian friends that the Australian outlook is well…

I grew up on St. Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands and have been in the continental United States for school for a few years now. So, the culture I was raised in is very different from the one here. This has given me a unique perspective on some of the attitudes and values…