“Rottnest Island: Reclaiming the Land.”
My story is about an excursion my Winter Term class took to Rottnest Island, which had previously served as a penal establishment and labor camp for Aboriginal Australians, but is now a popular tourist attraction. During our visit, we learned more about the history of the island and even got to participate in a traditional ceremony to pay our respects to the Aboriginal Australian ancestors who lost their lives there.
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Study Abroad Stories: Journey through the Whitsundays
In the audio clip, I tell the story of how several friends I made while studying abroad and I traveled to the Whitsundays on the east coast of Australia right before Covid-19 started to impact the world. I describe the beauty of the islands where we traveled and about the people I was with and able to meet.
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“Expanding my palate.”
This is the story of the time I tried Aboriginal Bush Tucker. While visiting an Aboriginal Art Gallery, the owner prepared for us authentic foods from her culture that we were able to try and learn about.
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An Unexpected Encounter in Sydney
Recalling the time my family and I met a homeless native Australian man on the bus to Maroubra Beach and he shared his harrowing life story with us.
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Abroad Spring Break
While traveling to Bali for spring break an unexpected event took place that changed how I think about traveling alone.
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When I became a Crier
When I realized how much my family had an impact on me, I never knew that I was capable of such strong emotions. I wanted to share this story so that people that study abroad know that it is okay to let yourself feel sad sometimes. I now realize that this is all part of the process and that if you don’t let yourself experience these emotions, you can never grow emotionally and personally.
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WhitSunday Island Trip
In this brief story I will give an overview of the spring break trip I took to the WhitSunday Islands in Australia. The trip was filled with interactions with locals and one in a lifetime experiences on the water.
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My Thai Cooking Adventure….The story of how I reluctantly dove into a brand new culture and it changed my whole perspective on life.
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New Zealand
An unexpected catastrophe occurred when being prepared for challenge still turned out not to be enough.
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New Zealand
My unexpected journey through an alpine storm, and what it has taught me.
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