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Monday, February 17th, 2025

Graney- Week 5 in Australia

Week 5 brought me my second set of classes, a few funny failures, and a great experience touring the Sydney Opera House During this block, I am taking international finance and international marketing. So far, I have been enjoying both classes but can already tell that they will be closer to the rigorous courses I have back on campus than the lighter workload of the first four weeks. In international finance, I definitely feel somewhat out of my element being one of two non-finance or accounting majors in the class. Thankfully, since most of my apartment is in the class, […]

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Monday, February 10th, 2025

Graney- Week 4 in Australia

Wow, I can’t believe I’m already halfway through my time in Sydney. To realize that I embarked on this journey only a month ago is almost incomprehensible and is making me look through what bucket list items are still left to complete. During the proper week, I spent much of my time wrapping up assignments for my classes. In my global management course, my group and I presented how Lego adapted its brand strategies to appeal to the Chinese market. I really enjoyed doing the research for this presentation due to how it combined my two majors alongside a product […]

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Monday, February 3rd, 2025

Graney- Week 3 in Australia

3 weeks in already! This most recent week was a bit slower than the rest, but it was a great chance to take advantage of many of the amenities Sydney offers.  Wednesday was Lunar New Year and UTS being right next to Sydney’s Chinatown was a great excuse to grab something to eat in the area. After class, Alexa Sienna, and I met up with Ariana and Lauren for Chinese food. I got pork dumplings and realized how long it has been since I last had Chinese food back home. These were incredibly good and I wish I had ordered […]

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Monday, January 27th, 2025

Graney- Week 2 in Australia

I want to share stories about three standout days for my second blog in Australia.  Following my two classes on Tuesday, our entire program was invited to meet Tony Massaro, a Bucknell alumni working at KordaMentha Real Estate in Sydney. Mr. Massaro was very gracious with his time, sharing stories from his life to explain the great success he has had both through his time serving in the U.S. Army and his more recent professional life in real estate. Following this meeting, half of us walked a few blocks towards the Sydney Opera House and found space at the Opera […]

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Monday, January 20th, 2025

Graney- Week 1 in Australia

Sunlight, beaches, and an opera house were not what I imagined seeing out my window during my semester abroad even three months ago! While I did not board the plane to embark on the Francophone journey I had envisioned since middle school, I already feel at home here in Sydney!  This entire first week in Australia was very busy but in the best ways possible. On the first day, I spent most of the day with Stella and Maddie: hanging around the airport, and lobby, and finding a good little cafe close to our accommodation. After checking in and meeting […]

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