Dreaming of a time without papers, presentations, and exams; away from Brisbane and any thoughts of classes or my senior thesis… I give you… A baby Lorikeet. While this isn’t the clearest picture, he looks exactly like this: Thinking forward to our time at Lamington Plateau, where according to my calendar we will be participating […]

Sorry this took so long to post, there have been a few technical difficulties, but here is some summary of our time back in Sydney during the week of Australia Day! We’ve been busy travelling around and learning about the vast diversity of culture here in Australia. I guess the place we last left off […]

After a lovely stroll through the bountiful West End Saturday market with my host family I was ready to start a weekend adventure to North Stradbroke Island (Or “Straddie” as the locals call it). The journey to Straddie would take a while, but I knew it would all be worth it once we arrived. Located […]

This past week has been my introduction to the wonderful city of Brisbane. I was welcomed with open arms by my host mother, her boyfriend, and cyclone Marcia. Arriving on Friday and leaving on Sunday, she made her mark on the city of Brisbane and surrounding cities in the state of Queensland. Growing up in […]

Now that independent research week has come to an end, we have reconvened as a single unit, but we are not simply picking up where we left off. We have relocated from New South Wales to Queensland, from Sydney to Brisbane, from a residence hall to homes. The conversations before and after the lectures are […]