Story Location: Australia
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There’s More to Life in Australia than the Beach
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These past few weeks in Sydney have gone by so fast. So fast that I occasionally have to stop, catch my breath and pinch myself because it still hasn’t dawned on me that I’ve actually made it to the other side of the world. My second week of classes are officially over and I’ve had…
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Can a Pre-Med Student Really Go Abroad?
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When the words study abroad come up, most pre-med students shiver and think that could never happen for them, with so many course requirements and activities to be able to put on the resume. But I am here to completely bust that myth. I am currently a senior, finished with my pre-med requirements and I…
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Sydney on a Budget
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I’ve been known as Queen of the Deal, The Steal Queen and as the person among my friends and roommates that you go to when you want to find the best deal for your purchase. My friend Sammy has challenged herself to attempt to find better deals than me when she finds something good, but sadly she has not found…
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The Shapeshifting Girl
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The Shapeshifting Girl is a book I began a few weeks after arriving in Australia. The idea came to me when studying the concept of monism in the anthropology class Sex, Drugs, and Human Culture at James Cook University. Monism is the notion distinctions and dualities do not exist in the lived world (i.e. everything…
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The Day I Died: A Journey Back to Reality
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I rolled out of bed with my eyes glued shut, creeped lazily down the stairs, and poured myself a cup of coffee. After stuffing a heaping bowl of Rice Krispies down my throat, I climbed into the basement, and went back to paradise. In the cozy basement of my home, I raced around a crowded and…
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Feelin’ the Aussie Love
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Night is always my reflection and thinking time. And as I sit at Darling Harbor surrounded by my IFSA crew and beautiful scenery I think back on the month that flew by. And though this is unfair to say to my home, I have fallen madly in love with this country. Or at least Sydney.…
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Interning in Australia – A Digital Story
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“Going abroad didn’t keep me from excelling. It gave me adventure and opportunities all in one. Don’t let your fears hold you back, because if you do you will be missing out on the most amazing opportunity of all: really living.” https://youtu.be/zishdt5IaZw Julie Hoffmann is a student at Columbia University and studied abroad with IFSA…
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An Open Thank You Letter to Australia
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Dear Australia, I want to sincerely thank you for the past four and a half months. You have changed me. I wasn’t quite sure what I was signing up for when I agreed to study half way across the world. Hearing everyone else’s stories, those who braved the experience before me, made study abroad sound…
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Adventures Abroad
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Going abroad is all about taking risks and leaving your comfort zone. My favorite part of being abroad was going on adventures and exploring new places. Being in Sydney, there were a ton of places to see in the city which was great. But one weekend, a friend and I decided we wanted to get…
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Heron Island: A Digital Story
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[embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWohdx21m2U&feature=youtu.be[/embed] Lori Weinstein is a student at Vanderbilt University and studied abroad with IFSA-Butler at the University of Queensland in 2012.
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