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!!!

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

I want my car...

On Saturday, the 10 of us were given "go passes" for the bus transportation in the city. We will use the bus system every morning and afternoon to get to and from the school that we will be observing and teaching at for the next 3 weeks. The 7 elementary teachers go to the Camp Hill Primary School, and the 3 middle school teachers go to Whites Hill State College.
We learned the bus route and how to get to the school, and then went to the mall for the rest of the afternoon.

At the mall, we discovered Baylor's official drink, Dr. Pepper!!!


The mall had a Target, grocery store, and Australia's version of Walmart, the Big W.




Also, the mall had a Wendy's... not the fast food restaurant... an ice cream shop!



After we spent the afternoon at the mall, we had to find our way back home using the bus transportation. By the looks of the pictures, it was an adventurous journey back to the apartments.


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