What should have been an hour and a half drive turned out to be three and a half. I was so excited for Niagara. I literally wanted to leave early, spend all day there and come home early. But naturally, because you've been waiting a while for something and you're so excited, it never works out like you hoped. Oh well, I'm pretty good at adjusting and going with the flow. Which is exactly what we had to do. After waiting for everyone to get ready, check out a...

I've been a bit slack with the writing, Let's see, where was I up to last time? Classes. They've started and the first assignment is due tomorrow. They don't mess around here. We even have homework. What even is that? Obviously need it with my bad grammar there. Tuesday night we had a Picnic with our Buddies - free food! Then afterwards there was the Activities Fair where we got to sign up to clubs that we were interested in. The Outing Club is amazing out h...

Been here a week and already a collection of incredible memories. The first few days were trips to Walmart, unpacking, a drive around the small village of Potsdam and exploring the Clarkson University Campus. And I've been so lucky to do this with a new group of friends from all over the world. The collection of exchange students that are attending study abroad this semester with me. There are a bunch of boys from Austria, a handful from Sweden, two from Denm...

It's been waiting for you! I'm sorry that I started this with Taylor Swift - I promise to finish with Village People. I'm travelling to upstate New York for exchange this semester. I am excited, don't get me wrong, but it hasn't hit me yet that I'm in the US of A. I travelled to Sydney at ten this morning and then went through express immigration to board a fifteen hour flight to Dallas, Texas. The plane was incredible - double decker with the best plane f...