Aussie Slang Lesson: Week One: Arvo = afternoon Wow, the last week and a half has been incredible and chaotic. It took me about 25 hours in the air to reach the Gold Coast. I have never watched more movies consecutively in my life that were not a Harry Potter marathon (though I did watch …
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First Stop Down Under
The thing that comes to mind when I think about my first week here down under is wow, I have knocked so many things off my bucket list already. The day I got here, I did miss my connecting flight to Cairns. That was not fun, to say the least, but it only put 5 …
Preparing for Take-Off
Hello everyone, As I am preparing to leave for Australia, a lot has been circling through my mind. People keep asking me, “Kass, are you done packing yet?”. I respond with a laugh and announce that I haven’t even yet begun. I guess you could say I have a problem with procrastination. However, I am …
Preparing for the Longest Flight of my Life
It’s official; I leave for the sunny Gold Coast in just a few short days! As the days seemed to pass faster and faster, my list of to-dos seemed to get longer and longer. For instance, I had to be an adult and buy my own luggage. Believe it or not, my parents did not …
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Thoughts on Leaving Australia
Recently I thought, how will it feel to leave Australia? This isn’t the first time that I have reflected on the idea of going home, but I realized that in the past, I had always been focused on the returning rather than the leaving. I would think about seeing my family and friends who I …
On The Way to His True North – News from Hope Magazine
In case you missed this article on the recent News from Hope magazine, you don’t want to miss the story behind how Hope alumnus Danny Kosiba began his whale research journey during his semester in New Zealand, and where this has led thereafter!
Weekend in the Whitsundays
Upon arriving in Australia I had made it a priority to ask Aussies that I came across for places they would recommend for a weekend trip. From my own research I had considered Melbourne, Uluru, and Tasmania, and while the Aussies agreed that those would be fantastic spots, the suggestion I heard time and time …
Blue Mountains and Australian Forests
Sydney is in a unique position geographically because it is surrounded by the ocean on one side, and national parks and mountains on the other. One of my friends, who is an Aussie native, lives in the Blue Mountains and this past weekend we decided to take a quick day trip out to the lower …
Bondi Beach
Recently I started spending some time at the beach which showed me an entirely new side to Sydney. With Sydney being so close to the water, it should come as no surprise that they have plenty of beaches, the most famous of which is Bondi. Bondi beach and even just Bondi in general just feels …
Arrival in Sydney
The first taste of Sydney that I received was as the plane was touching down from Dallas, the pilot who came on the overhead speaker greeted us with “Welcome to Sydney, Australia, the most beautiful city on earth, although I may be a little biased.” Unfortunately, I needed to get on my flight to Cairns …
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