Author
Amanda "Gizmo" Lanham
Title
Student Liason Officer
Arcadia Australia
Environmental Ethics Trip: New Zealand, Part 2
The next stop on our journey was Mount Cook. This area in particular was quite rugged, not too much vegetation, but what it lacked in trees it made up for in impressive peaks. One of our students, Ty, gave a lecture on the geology of the rock formations… More
Environmental Ethics Trip: New Zealand, Part 1
“We’re going to Kakadu”. Those were the words that sold me on becoming a staff member for the Environmental Ethics trip. It was a five-week expedition across the North and South Island of New Zealand followed by three days in Sydney, ten days in North… More
Studying on the Gold Coast
It might be the glitz and glamour of Surfers paradise, so called because the bronzed Aussie Gods do actually surf there, or it might be the meter maids in their golden bikinis doing their good deed for the day, but it’s “Golden” to me because you wake… More
Best Things About Oz in Winter
So you’ve decided to study in Australia over the winter? With so many choices ... Welcome to paradise! Wanting some relief from the chilly winter winds? The Whitsundays in Tropical North Queensland have average daily temps of 25 degrees or 77 Fahrenheit… More
Top Picks in Queensland
There are a stack of travel blogs, Buzzfeeds, websites and articles all bombarding tourists and study abroad students, with pretty pictures and overly descriptive phrases telling them they HAVE to see this place or that... So I decided I am going to compile… More