By Arden S.

Published June 1, 2024

This month has been filled with essays, quizzes, and preparation for final exams. The grading system (or should I say, marking system, as the Australians would) is much different than in the United States. First off, you’re typically graded on only a few assignments. For example, one of my classes was graded on participation, and…

By Arden S.

Published May 7, 2024

https://flic.kr/p/2pRA9rj The view of Queenstown and the Remarkables from the side of a mountain. Two weeks of April were dedicated to a mid-semester break, so me and my friends decided to make the most of it! First, we went to Queenstown, New Zealand. It was one of the most beautiful locations I’ve seen in my…

By Arden S.

Published May 3, 2024

https://flic.kr/p/2pGXKfB Some girls from my program and I at the opera house before watching Midsummer This month was filled with fun Sydney experiences! I got to see A Midsummer Night’s Dream at the Sydney Opera House, which was an absolutely surreal experience. The production was initially intended to commence in 2020, but had to be…

By Arden S.

Published March 1, 2024

https://flic.kr/p/2pFC1Rm Me at the Blue Mountains As a psychology major, you would think that I would be the one psychoanalyzing my family — not the other way around. But from my experience so far, my mom somehow knows more about therapy than I do. To give you all a little glimpse into what I learned…

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…