Before leaving the states I was asked several times, “So, are you ready?” as if I even knew what that meant. I couldn’t wrap my head around the idea of traveling across the world to an island where I would know only nineteen out of the estimated 23,720,000 people who make up Australia. Fifteen hours […]
It’s Getting Hot in Here
It’s really hot in Australia. That’s what I think science majors call a hypothesis, but then again I was never very good at science and relied solely on the study guides of left-brained friends who knew the difference between mitosis and meiosis by heart. (To me, they both just sound like fun pink drinks that […]
Made it!
After an incredibly long airplane journey that started in Wyoming and ended in Madrid plus a short train ride, I have finally made it to Seville! At the moment most of us are just beginning to settle in with our host families. My host mom and dad are both originally from Seville and have three elementary […]
The Aran Island of Inishmore and the Irish
The Aran Island of Inishmore, our first grand group adventure in Ireland outside of the Dublin Area. Saturday morning we woke early for breakfast followed by a bus ride to the port of Galway and then a ferry ride to the largest of the three Aran Islands, Inishmore. The Aran Islands have been inhabited since […]
Interconnectedness and Australian Celebrations
As the fireworks lit up Darling Harbor for Australia Day, or Survival Day as a more appropriate term, I stood with friends on a park table in Victoria Park, adjacent to my location of study, The University of Sydney. The rain drizzled down, but it felt needed in the swarm of humidity. It definitely wasn’t […]