G'Day Mates!!!

Welcome to my blog! I am a senior at Baylor University and will graduate on December 18, 2010. Before I graduate though, I wanted to experience the educational system in another country…and have a little vacation at the same time :) When I was younger, I always said that if I had the chance to visit any country in the world, it would be Australia… That sounds corny but I’m not kidding. I actually have a survey from third grade that asked... “If you could go anywhere in the world, where would it be?,” and my answer was Australia!

Well, the opportunity arose through Baylor to study abroad in Brisbane, Australia, to teach and assist at Whites Hill State College (a middle school in Brisbane), to independently travel to Sydney and Cairns, and also to travel to New Zealand on the way back to America. The trip will last from November 9 to December 12. Needless to say, I am super excited to travel to Australia and learn about the people and culture in this country!!!

I hope you enjoy reading my blog and I look forward to sharing my adventures with you! G’Day mates! Let’s go to the land down under!!!

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Where do I Live, and How do I Get Connected with the World?

The apartment is fully furnished with a kitchen, living room, washer and dryer.  We also have a huge patio that has a good view of the city.  Of course, I’ve slept on the couch the past two nights… some things never change, right? Hey, it’s a really comfy couch!











One thing that I have always heard is that the water in the toilets in Australia spins in the opposite direction than in the U.S.. Well, I tested it, and it’s true!! I also think it is interesting that the toilets here have 2 buttons…one for a half flush, and one for a full flush. What a great way to save water!!


For all you tennis players out there, the apartment complex has a tennis court to play on… a GRASS tennis court to be exact. How cool is that?!?! My friend and I both played in high school so we are super excited and hope to play soon.
The apartment sits on this enormous hill that we have to walk up and down on whenever we go to town. Needless to say, we don’t have to worry about gaining weight here…we walk everywhere we go!





Two things that I will never take for granted when I get back to the States… owning a vehicle and easy access to the Internet.  Australia is definitely not as connected as the U.S.. Get this… the closest place to get decent wifi around here… McDonalds in Chinatown!!  Yep, we travel halfway across the world to end up sitting at a McDonalds talking to our friends and family. 






If you want to buy Internet at the apartment, it’ll cost you $24.95 for 24 hours. Or how about go ahead and get it for the month while you’re here… for $200…uhhh, no thank you.

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