Monday, November 8, 2010

Study abroad in Sydney and Australia

My work with the newspaper is related to aspects of business. Unfortunately that position is difficult to maintain when I am just over 9,000 miles away and in a time zone that is 15 hours ahead. An article is much easier to write when you can write it on your time and just click a button to send it via email.I've been studying abroad in Sydney, Australia for almost four months now and have been having the time of my life. It is so relaxed here, and I can't even explain how much spare time I have to do whatever I want!

In the US I normally work about 20 hours a week and have about 16 hours of classes each week. However, that is not the case here. I don't have a job and I only have class about 10 hours a week.Students can also get a lot of exposure while studying in such universities and different course International Technology Transfer Management, International Economics and Intelligent Software.The majority of my classes are on Tuesday and I have Wednesday, Thursday and Friday free. Talk about a lot of spare time! I get to sleep in, go to the beach, explore Sydney, go to the mall, bum around campus or attend parties at the apartment complex where I live. In Sydney I've had the time to go see the Opera House, Harbour Bridge, the Sydney Center Point Tower and so much more.

Instead of having a one week spring break at St. Norbert, I had a two week semester break here. Brilliant! I was able to go on a vacation up the coast of Australia for 11 full days, with time to spare when I got home. I experienced Port Douglas, where I saw the Great Barrier Reef, an Australian Rainforest, attended parties in Surfers' Paradise, and chilled out in Byron Bay, not to mention experience the great town of Nimbin.As a result of having such long weekends, I will be heading to Melbourne for the next five days. Once I get back from there I will be heading to New Zealand for 10 days. I've never traveled so much in my life, better yet, have had the time to travel this much!I would strongly recommend studying abroad in Australia to everyone! If not Australia go somewhere, please! You will have the best experience of your life meeting new and different people, making life-long friends, and having a new appreciation of experiencing the most you can.