After spending the past 6 weeks or so traveling Australia and the US, I’m back at Bucknell University. I’m mostly over my jet lag and the bittersweet feeling of leaving Australia to come home, but I’ll never be over my incredible experiences. Here’s a short video of me reflecting on why I loved studying abroad …
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Dreaming Down Under
As I mentioned in my last blog post, I’ve been chipping away at my graduate school applications, classwork, and research project. I’m proud to say I have submitted my applications, taken my final exams, and will be continuing to collaborate with the Australian Museum research team when I return to the US! All that’s left …
The Tale of an Adventure-Seeking Workaholic Down Under
Everyone who knows me knows I’m addicted to being a student. I easily fill my time with homework, reading, and projects… whether or not they’re for a class… So it’s no surprise I’ve managed to do the same thing while studying abroad. The “typical” American study abroad student spends minimal time doing classwork. Many of …
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Living My Learning Down Under
In my research assistantship at the Australian Museum, I spend my days on a computer listening to recordings of frog calls. I’ve read about and listened to my six study species for hours on end, but I had never seen most of them in the wild… This weekend I went “herping” with a colleague from …
Home Sweet Home Down Under
I don’t believe it when I say I’m halfway through my time in Australia… For some midway rest, relaxation, and home comfort, my study abroad program IFSA organizes “Country Life Weekend.” We traveled a few hours west of Sydney to Bathurst, New South Wales, to stay with kind, doting families in the countryside. Four other …
The Nature Nerd Starter Pack
I spent the past five days on a coastal farm for my Plant Ecology class. We could hear the waves crashing from the lab and kangaroos roamed freely across the lawn – a few had joeys sticking out of their pouches! Whenever we weren’t collecting data in the field or identifying plants, we took to …
Finding My Team
Although I’ve made plenty of gym friends, I have not joined any sports teams… If you recall from my first blog video, joining a club sport was one of the things I was most excited to do, so what happened?! I found something better. I joined the Abyss Scuba Diving Club and became one of …
Finding Balance Down Under
A primary reason I came to Australia was for the abundant and unique native plants and animals… I thrive in my ecology classes at UNSW – in a classroom. I am hooked on my research project at the Australian Museum – in an office. I am hopeful about the graduate funding application I have been …
Living to Learn Down Under
When I went scuba diving in Cairns, I took a bunch of video clips with the plan of making a polished compilation video upon returning home to Sydney. I had never edited my own videos before, so I awkwardly navigated iMovie on a few trial videos until I felt like I learned what I needed, …
Making My Dreams Reality
I spent last week in Cairns (pronounced “Cans” by Aussies), which is the land of rainforest and reef. It’s no embellishment to say I was living a Planet Earth episode. I started my trip with a boat ride to Fitzroy Island, where I spent the day snorkeling over the reef and bush-walking throughout the rainforest. …
Living and Learning Down Under 