As I begin to dive into the wonderful world of studying, I am lost to find any sort of guidance when it comes to planning my assignments, finding extra help with classes, obtaining outside information in classes, and everything in between. A month into school and I am truly valuing the educational opportunities Rollins provides…
Category: Australia: TEAN at Newcastle
What you ACTUALLY learn in Study Abroad
This is a secret. I write now in a class; even my favorite class cannot hold my attention on this day. Therefore, I must write down my whirlwind brain thoughts and attempt to capture them. I am writing for little reason other than thought itself, but am hopeful it spits out something worth reading. I…
Bali or Bust
I write in sunshine; blue skies surround me and I exist in an air of true bliss. I have made it to Bali. I surely thought the day would never arrive, but break is here and I have made it. I am so content with the fact that I worked hard enough to get here…
Heading to Australia
The time leading up to my departure was the definition of anxiety. The knotted stomach, the neck sweat and nervous hands. I was leaving for a land down under all alone, travelling alone and taking a completely autonomous step in my future as a budding adult. I finally reached the day of departure and made…
Pre-Departure Aussie Trip
In general, I think one’s identity is the only lens in which a person can see and experience the world through. No matter what experience a person is having, they are bound to compare it with past experiences they have had in order to gain a better (subjective) understanding of their current situation. Because of…
Blue Mountains Experience
It’s only 9 o’clock in the morning and what an eventful day it has been already! I woke up, ready to start my regular morning routine as I got out of bed. I look to my right and see something scurry across my room floor, and you’ll bet I was screaming. My roommates run in…
Aussie Update!
G’day Mate! Greetings from Newcastle, Australia. I’ve already been here for a month, time is definitely already flying. What have learned within my month here so far? Australians abbreviate everything and they’re fun and always up for an adventure! The beaches are absolutely breath-taking. It’s so nice being only twenty minutes from the ocean. The…
Pre-Departure from Australia: Newcastle
It’s a strange feeling. Thinking that I am going to be 14,000 + miles away from home, barely, knowing anyone, and barely knowing what my life will be like abroad. I haven’t really put a lot of thought into imagining how my time will be in Australia because I don’t want to make myself too…
Thoughts before the Take off
As excited as I was to be spending my fall semester in Australia, as I am approaching my departure date, I am definitely beginning to have second thoughts. Although I know being in this foreign country is going to be the experience of a lifetime, all I can think about is what i will be…
American Identity in Australia
There are many different areas that I identify with, such as being christian, multicultural, a student, a daughter, sister or friend. Often times, there are identities that I forget even exist within me, such as my nationality. Growing up and living as anAamerican has become such a subconscious part of me, often times I forget…