Story Location: Australia
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Science: It’s Even Cooler Abroad – A Digital Story
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I never imagined collecting spiders or digging for insects could make me so excited about not only an environment but also the basic ecology that was going on inside it. Rather than spend her whole semester studying in a classroom, Hannah’s biology class studied on Fraser Island, the only place in the world where rainforest…
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Embracing My Sexuality in Melbourne
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Before I left home to study abroad in Melbourne, my friends who had previously studied in other countries told me about how their experiences—particularly those outside the classroom—changed them. Going abroad altered their perspectives, boosted their self-esteem, and helped them unearth deeper parts of themselves. “You’ll be a brand new you when you come home,” one said. “Well, not brand…
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Take a Solo Trip, I Dare You
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Being in a new country brings along new food, friends and adventures. While it is exciting, it can be scary too, and it’s easy to try to slip back into your comfort zone. This is exactly what I found myself doing, and I realized that something needed to be done about it. So, I decided…
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(En)roll with the Punches: A Guide to Australian Academia
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I’m a worrier. If you haven’t noticed based on my previous posts, “stress” is practically my middle name. In the weeks before leaving for the University of Melbourne I freaked out—as I usually do—about almost everything. Funnily enough, though, the one thing that didn’t worry me was the actual “study” part of studying abroad. All my life I’ve been the kid who enjoys…
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Studying While Abroad – A Digital Story
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I never would have expected that some of my greatest memories while in Australia would’ve come from the study part of study abroad. https://www.youtube.com/embed/kuCj4HZChDA?feature=oembed Lexi Kassler is a Creative Writing student at the University of Redlands and studied abroad with IFSA-Butler at the University of Queensland in Brisbane, Australia, in 2015.
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How I Learned to Trust My Path
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“What are you going to do after you graduate?” This is one of the most dreaded questions a college student may ever hear. For many people this is an anxiety-inducing question, but for me it has always been an easy one. Since I was 13, I knew that I wanted to go into the medical…
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Special Mobility Series: How Moving to the Opposite Side of the World Changes You
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The exact opposite side of the world from where I live is in the Indian Ocean, a little southwest of Australia. And I got pretty close.I wasn’t expecting many obvious differences when I got there, since Australians speak English and I assumed the culture was relatively similar to America’s. But there’s more to culture besides…
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5 Misconceptions About Studying in Australia
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When you hear “Australia,” what’s the first thing that springs to mind? For some, it’d be kangaroos, koalas, or any number of horrifying creepy-crawlies. Others would say “shrimp* on the barbie” or Vegemite. A few others might mention the iconic Sydney Opera House. But the true Australia is so much more than these standard stereotypes. Still, whenever I’d tell someone that…
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Special Mobility Series: Aussies Might Speak English, but their Uni is Like a Foreign Language
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I’ve struggled with academics as much as the next 21-year-old college student. This involves jumping between “I love this class—I’m glad I chose this path” and “I wonder what would happen if I just dropped out right now,” hopefully landing closer to the former. However, there are always a few added difficulties to deal with…
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Special Mobility Series: Why it’s Okay that Moving and Making Friends Never Gets Easier
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Unlike most students, the decision to go abroad was chosen for me; Susquehanna University is one of a handful of schools in the United States that require every student to have some sort of study away experience. I did, however, get to choose where and for how long, and figured I should get out of…
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