Student Bloggers

I told myself that I was not going to leave South Africa without seeing "The Big 5." This term refers to the African lion, the African elephant, the Cape buffalo, the African leopard and the White or Black rhinoceros. After I finished final exams at the…

By Chamira S., Sydney Internship Program Summer, Australia Today I decided to take on Sydney alone so I headed to the Taronga Zoo. Now the ultimate reason for my attendance was because of their giraffe encounter and if there's one fun fact about myself…

I just had my last week of classes at Victoria University of Wellington. That means I also have less than a month here in New Zealand. Thinking back, I think one of the harder things to handle was actually studying believe it or not. For me, it wasn…

You've heard about New Zealand and Tasmania, so now I must share my Cairns and Gold Coast trips. When I ventured to NZ and Tassie, I was by myself, though for Cairns and the Gold Coast I had one of my friends from uni, in fact, my first friend from uni…

By Chamira S., Sydney Internship Program Summer, Australia I have been patiently awaiting this day since I got accepted into this study abroad program, Sydney Internship Program Summer. Because this is my first time out the country I didn't know what…

I am from Detroit, Michigan and I currently reside in Oak Park, a small suburb less than a mile away. I grew up in a concrete jungle, where the highest things around were the skyscrapers Downtown or the concrete overpasses for the highway, all of this…

Discovering that I was the first African-American that ever represented the University of New South Wales is a huge milestone in my life. I always wanted to show the world that African Americans are more than what they see on T.V and the movies. I chose…

As my time dwindles down here in the Land of Tea and Biscuits, I am finding it really difficult to think about leaving. In my personal statement and various blog posts, I have tried to explain how much coming to England has meant to me; but, there truly…

After being in New Zealand for almost three months, I finally visited the South Island at the beginning of April. My friend and I flew into Christchurch and got a relocation car from Christchurch to Queenstown (way cheaper than renting a car!). I wasn't…