Random + Study Habits

Hey guys,

Just got done packing for may trip down to Brisbane for a 21st. Got some super cheap tickets through Tiger so be sure and write that name down. They are a great airlines if you only take a hand carry.

This week i also went to see Inception, and i must say it is an amazing movie and worth seeing. The plat is awesome and the whole movie sends your mind spinning out of control. I would use way better adjectives but im not much of a writer.

On another note i thought i would be boring and talk about study habits here in aus. When going to school here if your not used to this type of system it is easy to get off track. A lot of time is spent studying on your own. It is also hard because the aussie students like to have fun but they are also supper good at studying. They may look like they have been messing around all weekend when really they did all the fun stuff, as well as got 2 assessments done.

So if you plan to come here to exchange and want to keep good grades be sure and put time aside to study cause all the other students are.

Places around Rocky

Hello to all,

Today i am going to tell you about the surrounding areas near Rocky. Many people might tell you that Rocky is boring and that there is nothing to do, but i have found that you can get to a lot of outlying areas and sites within a 2 hour drive. Some of my favorite places just a short drive away are; Agnes Waters, The Bouldercombe Gorge, Yepoon, & Mt. Morgan. You can also take a short ferry ride to the islands just off the Yepoon coast.

Agnes waters is located in the small town of 1770 about 2 hours out of Rocky and is a small surfing town. The waves aren't very big but its good fun if you just want a weekend at the beach. There is a campground there that is only 12 a night per head. The locals are all pretty cool, and there is plenty of fun stuff around.

The Bouldercombe Gorge is located just southwest of Rocky and is only about 30 min drive away. It's a nice hike and a great view at the top. Don't blink though, or you might drive through Bouldercombe and miss it.

Yepoon is a beach town about 30 min from rocky. Theres not really any surf there but its a great place to get away. You can catch the ferry from Yepoon to the islands and back for around 50 bucks and that is a sight to see. You can do some snorkeling and get a great view of the Reef or just relax on the beach and have a few drinks.

Mt. Morgan is a cool place to visit. It is a small mining town full of history. There are many sights to see and the ladies at the old train station can tell you all about it. I haven't done it all yet but plan to.

Well there are just a few of the spots i have been and enjoyed. I'll see if i can find some photos of it to put up, but there is alot of other things around that i will talk about in later posts.

Going Home

Hey readers of my amazing blog about my amazing life,

This post is mainly to let those people who are questioning whether or not to go on exchange because they are scared of having their lives completely change. Yes some things will change but your trip away will also show you who your real friends are and also make you appreciate having them.

I just recently came back form the states, and let me just say that my trip home was much different then i expected. My anticipation of going home was that everyone would have changed into completely different people and i would be way out of the loop, and i was completely wrong. Almost everything was the same, which in one sense seems kinda boring to be going home to, but in reality it was great and I felt like I never left. I did the exact same things as before i left and enjoyed every minute of it.

Once i had been there for a while i really thought about what i want in life and how much time we really have. I realized that for the next two years i will be studying in australia, but then i have so many more years to enjoy other places. I also realized that home in the states will most likely always be there for me to go back to.

So to finish up, if you are scared of leaving one life to step into another, more often then not, the old life will still be there if the now part of your life isn't what you expected. So i will once again finish with my cheesy line, there is a whole world to be seen and all it takes is the first steps to open your eyes to the rest of your life.

When I decided to start studying in Australia the one thing that helped me the most was the support of the people around me. I believe that this blog can give everyone a chance to have someone there to encourage him or her to study in another country.

I chose to study in Australia not only to see the wonderful environment such as, The Great Barrier Reef, but also for the people and culture. Australia has to be the number one place for accepting and laid back people. When I arrived here the first thing I noticed was how outgoing and fun the Australians I met everyday were. I have been living in Australia for a year now and I have yet to find more then just a few flaws that every country is sure to have. By joining in on this blog I hope to show other students who want to study abroad that it is an incomparable feeling and eye-opening experience that will change their lives forever.

I am back in the states right now and I have been sharing my stories with everyone I know and I don’t know if words can really show them how much different I see the world. There are so many places to see and so many opportunities out there for anyone who is willing to take the big step and change. I know that once my studies in Australia are done I am going to continue on my journeys to see more of the world.

To wrap this all up, I want to be part of this blog to show students who don’t know what they want to do after high school, after college, or even people who are bored of the same old thing everyday, that there is a whole world to be seen and that all it takes is the first steps to open their eyes to the rest of their lives.