Story Location: Australia
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Studying While Abroad – A Digital Story
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I never would have expected that some of my greatest memories while in Australia would鈥檝e come from the study part of study abroad. https://www.youtube.com/embed/kuCj4HZChDA?feature=oembed Lexi K. | Creative Writing student | University of Redlands | University of Queensland Partnership in Brisbane, Australia | 2015
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How I Learned to Trust My Path
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鈥淲hat are you going to do after you graduate?鈥 This is one of the most dreaded questions a college student may ever hear. For many people this is an anxiety-inducing question, but for me it has always been an easy one. Since I was 13, I knew that I wanted to go into the medical…
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Special Mobility Series: How Moving to the Opposite Side of the World Changes You
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The exact opposite side of the world from where I live is in the Indian Ocean, a little southwest of Australia. And I got pretty close.I wasn鈥檛 expecting many obvious differences when I got there, since Australians speak English and I assumed the culture was relatively similar to America鈥檚. But there鈥檚 more to culture besides…
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5 Misconceptions About Studying in Australia
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When you hear 鈥淎ustralia,鈥 what鈥檚 the first thing that springs聽to mind? For some, it鈥檇 be kangaroos,聽koalas, or any number of horrifying creepy-crawlies. Others would say 鈥渟hrimp* on the barbie鈥 or Vegemite. A few聽others might mention the iconic Sydney Opera House. But the true Australia is聽so much more than these standard stereotypes. Still,聽whenever I鈥檇 tell聽someone that…
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Special Mobility Series: Aussies Might Speak English, but their Uni is Like a Foreign Language
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I鈥檝e struggled with academics as much as the next 21-year-old college student. This involves jumping between 鈥淚 love this class鈥擨鈥檓 glad I chose this path鈥 and 鈥淚 wonder what would happen if I just dropped out right now,鈥 hopefully landing closer to the former. However, there are always a few added difficulties to deal with…
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Special Mobility Series: Why it’s Okay that Moving and Making Friends Never Gets Easier
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Unlike most students, the decision to go abroad was chosen for me; Susquehanna University is one of a handful of schools in the United States that require every student to have some sort of study away experience. I did, however, get to choose where and for how long, and figured I should get out of…
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Finding Faith at University
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鈥檝e said it before, and I鈥檒l say it again: going abroad can be tough. It鈥檚 often exhausting mentally, physically, and emotionally, especially in the first few weeks. Sometimes wonderful moments are quickly followed by deep pangs of homesickness, putting your heart on a rollercoaster ride it never bargained for. All these twists and turns can…
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Special Mobility Series: 4 Tips on Traveling as a Student in a Powered Wheelchair
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Special Mobility Series: 4 Tips on Traveling as a Student in a Powered Wheelchair Home / Student Stories / Special Mobility Series: 4 Tips on Traveling as a Student in a Powered Wheelchair My original thought鈥攁s a slightly na茂ve study abroad student in a powered wheelchair鈥攚as that I just needed to get myself to Perth and all my transportation…
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A Different Kind of Connection – A Digital Story
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Sometimes memories exist only in your mind. But these memories can be equally remembered and cherished there. After losing her cell phone on the train in Australia, Emily discovered a new, more spontaneous way to connect to the world around her. https://www.youtube.com/embed/QaoDJlEChII?feature=oembed Emily E. | Psychology student | Skidmore College | University of Melbourne Partnership聽in…
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Special Mobility Series: Study Abroad Work Begins Even Before the First Plane Ride
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One might imagine that you have less work cut out for you on a well-established study abroad program like聽IFSA-Butler聽than if you were planning it all on your own. And that鈥檚 probably true for most students鈥攂ut I wasn鈥檛 expecting the challenges I encountered before even leaving American soil in my wheelchair. From classes to visas to…
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