By Gracie K.

Published Oct. 12, 2022

During the past two weeks, I have had so many adventures during my university's midsemester study vacation. A group of friends that I met through the international program while abroad decided to travel north of Sydney to Townsville, Airlie Beach, and Cairns to see the natural beauty of Australia. In Townsville's Magnetic Island, we saw…

By Gracie K.

Published Sept. 1, 2022

One of my favorite parts about being in Sydney has been how close I feel to the beach and other parts of nature. Yesterday morning, I decided to take full advantage of that nearness and took the bus to the beach to watch the sunrise. Taking public transportation alone at 4:30 in the morning is…

By Gracie K.

Published Aug. 11, 2022

I have been at the University of Technology Sydney in Sydney, Australia for about a month now, and it has been absolutely amazing! The historical culture of Australia has been especially interesting to encounter. Relatively recently, in 2008, the Prime Minister of Australia issued a formal apology to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples for…

By Kylie G.

Published March 24, 2020

Wow. I definitely didn't expect to be writing my first post for this blog while sitting in the San Francisco airport on a layover back to Kansas City, but that's just how it goes sometimes. That's right, my semester in Sydney is over after just a month. Well, five weeks to be exact. But they…