Dear Mom, We are now past halfway through the semester. It’s week 8, and classes are beginning to pick up. I think I’ve… More
Marisa Etzell
James Cook University, Australia 
Dear Mom, We are now past halfway through the semester. It’s week 8, and classes are beginning to pick up. I think I’ve finally “woken up” and realized this is no longer vacation and that it’s crucial to do schoolwork while I’m here. It’s crazy to think… More
Being an international student and having already completed 2 years of college back home, I can’t help but compare JCU to Pacific Lutheran University. For one, I am used to going to a small private school with less than 3,000 students. Here at JCU, there… More
Tomorrow I am presenting my final project and it seems like this whole experience has gone by so fast. It’s hard to believe that when I signed up for this project, I had very little knowledge on what I would actually be doing. The research topic that… More
Grief comes in waves. You never know when it will hit you. There’s no way to fully prepare for it and no way to avoid it. Sure, you can try and jump over the wave or you could even run back to shore. Yet what I have come to realize in my life thus far… More
Wow, I can’t believe that I have already been living in Australia for a little over a week! Time just flies here! In only a week’s time, I have met incredible people, traversed through rainforests, and explored lovely Brisbane. Because the actual research… More