Linfield students studying around the world
Kia ora! I am writing from day 27 in lockdown. Originally, the lockdown was scheduled to end on day 28, April 23rd, but Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern decided to extend the lockdown to 11:59 PM on Monday, April 27th. This weekend is an important holiday, Anzac Day. This holiday is celebrated on the 25th of …
G’day everyone! The 12th of March marks one month since I first arrived in Australia, and it has been a wild ride! Since my last update, I have attended more classes, visited a coastal town, and participated in a group hike to a waterfall! Classes are in full swing here at James Cook University. Monday …
Continue reading “Port Douglas, Emerald Creek Falls, and Tropical Cyclones”
Kia ora! My name is Emmaline and I am a junior at Linfield. I am studying Anthropology, with a minor in Literature. I am spending the semester studying abroad at University of Waikato in Hamilton, New Zealand. Hamilton is about an hour and forty five minutes south of Auckland and is full of life! I …
G’day from Australia! To preface my story, I left chilly winter weather in Eastern Oregon for the hot, humid summer weather here in Far North Queensland. While I was prepared for it to be warm, I was shocked by the wave of heat when I stepped off the plane a week and a half ago …
Continue reading “O Week, the First Week of Class, and Life in the Rainforest!”
We have been in England for three weeks, and it is just starting to hit me that I will be spending the next four months here – The University of Nottingham. A lot can happen in three weeks when you’re acclimating to a new country and way of life so here are some highlights. The …
Continue reading “The beginning of a great British adventure”
Prepare yourself for a lot of photos! I just returned from lecture recess and to say the least, it was amazing. Dena (Dena is from California, we met each other on move in day) and I went all along the east coast for our mid semester break. We started in Sydney. On Saturday afternoon we …
Hello! I have finally adjusted to life here at Otago and have been enjoying every moment of it! The last couple of weeks before mid-semester break was the most stressed I’ve been here because of mid-terms. However, it still did not compare to the stress I feel at Linfield. This was mostly because my mid-terms …
Continue reading “Mid-Semester Break (Part 1): Copland Hot Springs”
As school just passed our half way point, I am in awe at the fact my time studying at JCU is half way over. Even though Uni gets harder and harder every week with more assessments, that doesn’t stop us Americans from exploring Australia. This past weekend a small group of us went to Magnetic …
Time is flying by! We just started Week 6 here at JCU. Linfield just started their fall term and I can’t believe I am almost half way finished with my semester abroad and my friends at home are just moving in. It is safe to say this week I have been getting serious FOMO (fear …
Continue reading “Netball, Field Trip and Billabong Sanctuary”
I cannot believe I have almost been in Australia for a month, it feels like four. The amount of relationships and people I have already met in the past three weeks is crazy. I look back on the first day of orientation when I knew one person and now, I know all of these amazing …
Continue reading “Toga Party, Floor Games and Meeting New Mates!”