It’s your 21st birthday. It’s also the day that you’re about to leave your family for a year to live and learn in Ireland. You’ve been preparing for weeks – okay, days, but the packing still took a while – and you do the routine: console your crying mother… More
During my mid-semester break I had the opportunity to represent the University of New South Wales in the Australian University Rowing Championship held in Adelaide, South Australia. Adelaide is known as the City of Churches. It is a very fine city with… More
Regardless if you’re here for a semester or a year, it is such a short time. It’s already October. My friends are going to be leaving next month and I’m going to be free to roam and go on adventure until February. Time is going by so fast. We’ve been… More
It is now between week 9 and week 10 here in Oz, this magical week known as lecture recess. It’s not something we have in the States but something that we really should! All it is, is just a week where you get a break from lecture and class in the middle… More
Has it really been almost a month since I landed in Ireland?! As cliche as it sounds, time has simply flown by since I’ve been in this lovely little country. My first month abroad brought me so many changes and new experiences, which were undoubtedly… More