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…
Category: Australia: TEAN at Newcastle
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…
Final Post- Home from Newcastle, Australia
Blog Post 5: Post Trip I have officially been home from Australia for two weeks. The jet lag has sufficiently worn off, as has the tan, but I can’t stop thinking about how much I miss the land down unda and all of the people I met there. Throughout the semester I used disposable cameras…
Last month in Australia
Blog Post 4: November 7th With only four weeks left in this phenomenal country I feel a mixture of sadness and appreciation. The past four months have been some of the most incredible and I wouldn’t change any aspect of this semester. Today I finished classes and was sad walking out as my favorite…
Post feels
Hello again! Currently at the airport leaving Sydney and entering our road trip. My final post be addressing how, if, and why my identity has changed while being abroad. My situation is unique because back at Rollins I was on the soccer team. I loved every second of it but unfortunately didn’t have much time…
Final days in Newcastle
Hello again! The semester here in Newcastle ended November 23rd and I am still loving every day being here. I am still on college enjoying the company of my flatmates until the on campus accommodation runs out on the 9th. These last few nights on college have been a rollercoaster. It seems like there will…
Episode 4: the final countdown
Well the end is imminent. I am (FINALLY) done with finals. I went on one last adventure to Sydney with my friends, where I took a tour of the opera house. Went to the Sydney Westfield tower, and did ten Coogee to Bondi coastal walk. It’s crazy that I only have one full day left…