JEAN
S. VIDICAN …………………………………AUSTRALIA
STORY
Think about a place where you have to travel
half way around the world to reach. On the surface you think it
is the same as the US, but longer you stay, it unfolds as a culture
vastly different than your own. Yes, you've guessed it: AUSTRALIA.
I was given that opportunity to study in Australia through EMU's
Programs Abroad Semester Affiliated Program. This was a wonderful
opportunity to get away and experience a new culture as well as
continue earning credit toward my education in my Telecommunication
and Film degree. I chose to study abroad in Australia because
I wanted to travel to a country that was English-speaking and
had a warm climate. I have always had the desire to travel since
early childhood, knowing that I wanted to experience more of the
world than our isolated Western hemisphere.
I spent four months studying at Curtin University in Perth, Western
Australia. I spent two more months of traveling to the cities
of Adelaide, Melbourne, Cairns, down the coast to Brisbane and
Sydney, and also New Zealand. This experience really shaped my
perceptions of the world and my view of my own country, now that
I was able to take a step back and really see what it was like.
Studying at Curtin has been one of the best experiences of my
life. Not only was the campus beautiful and the extracurricular
activities plentiful, I made some of the best friends ever who
live around the world. Now I have contacts for my future travels
from Japan to England!
While you are still a student, I would suggest that you take the
opportunity to study in Australia and experience that great Aussie
culture (footy, barbeque on the beach, Vegemite, etc…) You
must go to know what I'm talking about. When you do make that
36 hour journey around the world to the beautiful down under,
go with an open mind and a willing heart to accept the adventure
that will await you; one that you will remember for a life-time!
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