Croiki! It's been awhile since I've updated you guys, but you'll find when you study abroad your focus is more fixated on where you are at and life back home takes a bit of a back burner. Let me give you some highlights about my time here in Australia:
- I've seen many kangaroos around (I attempted to chase one: failed...I attempted to grab one's tail:
succeeded...for the win!
- I pet a Koala
- Saw several sharks swim above me in an Aquarium
- bought two boomerangs
- Got a job as a barista (Australian coffee is better than Starbucks (take that corporate coffee!)
- Made some solid friends through a campus ministry, emcee at the ministry main events, and re name their
guys group to Knights of Honor
I can talk for ages about the stories down here, but I'll keep it short to give your eyes a rest.
Culture: Different to the U.S.- They drive on the left side, have tea time, have accents, eat Vegimite, have
smaller portion sizes, no dollar menu at McDonalds (aka Maccas').
Similar: Consumerism
-malls, movies (Sherlock Holmes, Avengers, and anything Hollywood),shops
(Payless Shoes, Target, K-mart)
-Individualism, Western Society, Australin Dream just like American dream
Classes: 4 units= 8 classes (a lecture and tutorial (smaller size class, 15ish people) per unit)
-I can listen to lectures online (which leaves more room for activities!)
Attractions I've been to:
Sydney: Opera house, Darling Harbour Bridge, Botanical Gardens, Hillsong Church
Canberra: War Memorial, Parliament House
Katoomba: Featherdale Wildlife Park, Three Sisters (at the Blue Mountains)
Till next time future Bears!
Cheers from Down Unda'
Eric