Silvia's Adventures Down Under

It is now the end of June and I am home from Australia. But I am going to continue to play catch-up just a little bit because I want to...

On May 7, I ascended the iconic Sydney Harbour Bridge and surveyed my domain (Sydney). The experience began with my arrival at the home...

April 25 was ANZAC Day and I think it deserves its own post because I did so much on this momentous day. First, a little bit of a history...

I've done a lot of things since my trip to New Zealand, and I am going to a bunch of them into one giant post! Get ready for a whirlwind...

Over a month ago, my friend Olivia and I visited Melbourne! We managed to fit so much fun stuff into the long weekend we spent there. We...

Day 1 - Sydney to Queenstown To the surprise of absolutely no one, I have been having so much fun here that I have fallen behind with the...

As I have mentioned, I am in this awesome class all about Sport in Australian culture. Let me tell you, sport is super popular here. And...

Last weekend, IES took us on a trip to the Royal National Park. Fun fact - it is the second oldest national park in the world, right...

On Tuesday last week, I attended the first field trip for my Sports and Learning in Australian Culture class. We went to Bondi Beach,...

To begin this post, a little reflection. Students who are from Australia have asked me what some differences are between here and back...

On Friday, I visited the Australian Museum with some friends. This museum is more than anything a natural history museum, but not just...

Tuesday was the warmest day we've had in Sydney since I've been here, so a bunch of us decided to take the ferry over to Manly Beach,...

On Sunday, a few of us from my program took the bus out to Bondi Beach, one of the most iconic beaches in Sydney. We got lunch at a...

My flights went well! I perfectly timed my sleeping to create a nearly jetlag-free experience. (Mostly luck, I assume.) On Thursday when...

I have done a lot of relaxing (and worrying) in the last month. The last few days, however, the real work has begun. How do you even...