One thing I noticed while living in Australia was the different lifestyle they live, especially in the Gold Coast. One of the biggest difference is the environment. Everything is very clean and almost everything is eco-friendly. Every single trash can has an attached recycling bin. The use of plastic is slim to none. Another difference … Continue reading Different Lifestyles →

I had heard quite a few times that New Zealand was one of the prettiest places to visit, so I decided to see if it lived up to its standards. We stayed in Queenstown, New Zealand in a hostel that was rated one of the top 5 best hostels. We were surrounded by beautiful mountains … Continue reading Kangaroo to Kiwi →

Although I'm studying in an English speaking country, I have found that there are a lot of different words and terms that they use differently. They also tend to shorten many of their words. Here are just a few that I have noticed. The Australian terms/words are on the left and the American translation is … Continue reading Aussie Lingo and Terms →

As the end of midterm week comes to an end, I've started to realize just how different the schooling is in Australia. When we first got our syllabus, I noticed that there were little to no assignments due throughout the semester, where as at home we would have weekly assignments to check our progress and … Continue reading The Difference in the Education System →

Last weekend I got the chance to fly to Sydney, New South Wales. Sydney is the capital of New South Wales and was a lot more of a city scene. When I first arrived, I had some doubts of not studying abroad in Sydney rather than Gold Coast. Although Sydney was a beautiful place to … Continue reading Finding Nemo →

Happy Australia Day from down under! I am blessed this country has had so much to offer me already, and can't wait to see what else is in store. This straya day was one that I never imagined. My friends and I original plan was to just go to the beach and hangout there, but … Continue reading Happy Australia Day →

This weekend ISA took a trip to Stradbroke Island. Straddie is an Island located about an hour north of the Gold Coast. We started the day with a 45 minute ferry ride to get to the island, and once we arrived we had a boomerang workshop. We got to paint our own boomerangs and learned … Continue reading Straddie Adventures →

Today at Bond was club sign up day. Before coming to Australia, I promised myself I would sign up for at least one club at Bond. I never thought I had the time to be in clubs at my home University because of my hectic soccer training schedule, but now that I have a little … Continue reading Clubs, Clubs, and More Clubs →

Sadly, the everyday beach trips have come to a end... for now. But on the other hand, classes started up which I am really happy for. I've always loved schooling and having a set schedule, so I'm glad to be back in the classroom learning new things across the world and meeting awesome people from … Continue reading New Bondies →

As cliche as this sounds, I've only been in Australia for 3 days now and my view on some things have already started to change. I have learned that you don't need a lot to get by and that Australians are a lot more selfless. Happiness is a lot more important than having money here. … Continue reading New Country New me →