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Monday, February 3rd, 2025

Week 3

Week 3 was awesome.  Saw new things, met new people and had great experiences all the way around.  We learned about things in class with parallels in the US, saw cool places in Sydney like the botanic gardens, and even took a trip outside of the city to enjoy some Australian car culture at Sydney motorsport park. In Australian life and culture class this week, we learned about the Cronulla riots. The Cronulla riots were a series of riots which took place in and around Cronulla between people of Arab appearance and white Australians in 2005.  It reminded me of […]

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Monday, January 27th, 2025

Sydney Week 2

Week two has come to a close and with that has come new experiences.  This week we explored and learned more about the city of Sydney, going to new beaches and learning about the geopolitical circumstance Australia finds itself in. To begin, my favorite part of the week was exploring a new beach, Manly beach.  Manly is about an hour trip from where we live at Bondi Junction, but it was totally worth it.  It’s removed from the city and feels a little more tropical.  The ocean break was great, though there were two shark sightings in the first half […]

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Monday, January 20th, 2025

Sydney week 1

Week 1: KANGAROOS AND DIDGERIDOOS G’day mate! My name is Owen Geoghegan and I am a finance major studying abroad with the Management in Asia Pacific program.  It has been one hell of a week with many notable highlights. The city of Sydney has so many awesome things to see, and a lot of cool places to go.  I have had an amazing time so far, and am looking forward to sharing my experiences in the coming weeks.  Without further ado, here are some lowlights and highlights of my first week in Sydney.   Lowlights: My first and only lowlight of the […]

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