Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone!! I know it has been awhile since I have posted anything, but life has been super busy here in all aspects! I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter! We just had our second study break! The majority of our Eau Claire group traveled to New Zealand, but me and 2 other girls are going to go there on the third study break which is the end of this month (May 21st-27th)! It was too expensive for us to travel during the holiday! The break was ...

HELLO EVERYONE!!! I am finally getting around to blogging about the Outback Northwest Trip that I went on for 10 days!! But before I update you all on that experience, I just wanted to say that it FINALLY RAINED today in Perth! I realize it's just rain, but this is the first rainfall that Perth has seen in over 2 months (66 days to be exact) which is the third longest dry spell since the record in 1975 of 83 days without a drop of rain!! Pretty exciting!! Alright...

Hey everyone!! Just thought I would give you a quick update!! We only have one week left of classes before our first 10 day study break!! I am heading into the Outback for this first break with 40 other study abroad students! I have included the itinerary so that you have an idea of where I will be and what i'll be doing! I will definitely post a new blog when I return to tell you guys how it all went! I was a little homesick for the first time since I left yest...

Wow, I cannot believe it has been a month since we left Minnesota! Time is flying!! The last two weeks have been full of fun!! We started classes on Feb 14th and they have been going well. They are set up a bit differently here. For each class (unit) there is one lecture per week and one tutorial per week. In the lectures, we just listen and take notes. There is no discussion really at all. In the tutorials once a week, we discuss the readings that were assigned ...

PERTH!! We finally made it to where we will be staying for the next 4 and ½ months! We arrived late morning on February 4th and were met at the airport by a representative from Murdoch University who drove us to Murdoch! We were directed right to the admissions office where we were greeted by our RA's and they took us to our rooms and showed us how everything worked in the village (dorm). I live in a five person flat with 4 other roommates. Two of them are guys ...