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Monday, February 3rd, 2025

My hair has finally adjusted to the water and so have I to life here (bonus)

If I’m perfectly honest with myself, in the days leading up to this trip I was not excited. Instead I was filled with dread- fear of the unknown, missing my family, what might it be like in this strange place 9,000 miles from home, and how much I was going to miss my friends studying abroad in Europe where they will only be a short plane ride apart. I was also afraid of the rigorous class schedule, spiders, and most importantly, the potential culture shocks of being in a brand new country for the first time. When I first got […]

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Sunday, February 2nd, 2025

Bondi to Coogee coastal walk

The walk The Bondi to Coogee Coastal Walk is an attraction that I had heard about before coming to Australia and immediately put at the top of my bucket list. It’s a 6 km long journey with five beaches to stop at and lots of breathtaking views in between. I think the intention is to walk from Bondi to Coogee, but Alexa and I wanted to end up at Bondi so we started at Coogee (most people were walking in the opposite direction so navigating which side of the sidewalk to walk on was its own challenge- they walk on […]

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Monday, January 27th, 2025

January 26th

Australia Day is a public holiday falling on January 26th each year, which also happens to be my birthday! We learned in my Aussie Life class that this is a day of much contention, likened to the American Columbus Day, as it is established as the day in 1788 that the First Fleet arrived at Botany Bay to colonize the land. Our teacher explained to us that for some Australians, it is a day of celebrations, barbecues, and parties, but for Aboriginals and Torres Strait islanders, it’s referred to as “Invasion Day.” I started the day with a chocolate dessert […]

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Sunday, January 19th, 2025

Walkabout Wildlife Sanctuary

Today, I had an incredibly immersive and reflective experience at the Walkabout Wildlife Sanctuary in Calga, NSW. From the moment we stepped onto the property, it was clear that their intention is to integrate visitors into the animals’ daily lives rather than exploit them for human entertainment. The first activity was feeding time at around 10am, and it was fascinating to see hordes of kangaroos, wallabies, and emus following the ranger for their food, not enclosed in a cage but roaming free amongst us. We were instructed that if we wanted to eat, we were the ones expected to stay […]

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