Category: Australia: TEAN at Newcastle

Many of the people reading this know that back home in the States I have been known to enjoy being engaged in efforts to promote the arts in my community. Whether that be through getting involved at the Cornell Fine Arts Museum or through my therapy and teaching practice at OCA, I have a fond…

Yesterday I woke up early (early for my Aussie vacation aka 9 am) and embarked on a long trek across the continent that is he University of Newcastle. It took me twenty minutes to walk from the residential end of campus to the end where Orientation ( and therefore the food) was located. I feel…

On the morning of Day 4, I awoke with a strange and unfamiliar tickle in the back of my throat. It was uncomfortable, but manageable after seeking some throat spray from Stuart the Uni Pharmacist. However, over the next couple of days my symptoms continually morphed into fever, chills, headaches, painful coughing fits, and a…

“No mom, I was crying because I wanted a sandwich not because it was a long walk.” This is just a short quote from a skype call that I had with my mother earlier this evening. The topic of conversation was the pas three days that I’ve spent living at the University of Newcastle in…

This past Wednesday was a really interesting day on our trip as we took a journey to a nearby animal reserve and then went on a walking tour through a local rainforest called Mossman Gorge. This was one of those days where we were going to get a chance to get up close and personal…

It’s 2nd February and I’m halfway done with my second day Down Under. The past couple days have been moderately tiring, given the immense amount of travel and my 13 hour layover in LAX. But despite my fatigue I have managed to engage in some pretty decent adventures so far. After running ( 3 Km!),…

It has been such a wild ride today. After waking up at 2 am and contemplating the universe, my parents and I hopped into mama’s car and made our way down to the airport. Everything was still pitch black outside and the air was quiet and tired. As we drove we passed by landmarks that…

It’s 2:23 am on Saturday, February 4th 2017. In a little while the rest of my family will roll out of bed, groggily get dressed, and shuffle off to the airport to drop me off for my 7:30 am flight to LAX that will then connect to Australia. Perhaps it is odd, but the idea…

Last night my parents treated a group of forty of my closest friends, professors, and family to an evening of community and laughter as a form of farewell party before I leave or Australia ( which is in 5 days, 17 hours, 58 minutes, and 45 seconds… but who’s keeping track, right?) There was a…

I’ve spent the past four hours researching UofN while watching Border Patrol: Australia on Netflix. Its freezing outside and my body is working to fight off some undetermined illness. Despite my bodily conditions, my day has been incredibly productive and has sparked all sorts of Ausome  excitement. ILead : After searching for a while for…