Australian Cultural Differences
Australia is a country where relative to the US, there isn’t too big of a jump in cultural differences. From my experience, they don’t have any clashing cultural differences where a student from the...
Category: Australia
Differences in Australian Academics (UNSW)
Being more than half way through the new trimester system at UNSW I feel quite accustomed to the new style of teaching, learning, and working at UNSW. The main differences in academics relative to...
Back in the States
It’s been over a week since I returned from Australia and I am just about recovered from the jet lag, so I thought it would be an appropriate time to reflect on my stay...
Finals: A Three-Week Marathon
Exams are officially over here in Melbourne after a laborious three-week period. Unfortunately there is no finals week, but nevertheless it is over and done. As expected the exam format was slightly different from...
Weekend in Sydney
Last weekend a few friends and I took a short flight up to Sydney from Melbourne for four days. We decided to go cheap, booking inconvenient flights, rooming in crowded hostels and for...
Hidden Bars in Melbourne
Throughout my time here in Melbourne I had constantly heard about special establishments known as “hidden bars”. This was an entirely new concept for me as I have not been to many cities. A...
Australian Football Game
Recently I attended my first Australian football or ‘footy’ game at Etihad Stadium in Melbourne. Footy is unlike any sport I have ever seen before. The game is played on a large oval with...
Melbourne’s Public Transportation
During my time in Melbourne I have been exposed to the many forms of public transportation the city has to offer. There is the vast tram network, the largest in the world, the railway...
Spring Break in Bali
My friend and I cycling down an alley on the island. Though Australia is extremely far away from College Park, it has the advantage of being situated near some of the most exotic locations...
University of Melbourne’s Class Culture
It is officially midterm season in Melbourne as we approach the Easter break. At this point I have developed a basic understanding of Australian university and their teaching practices. For one, there’s a huge...