It has been two months since I returned home from Australia. It is hard to imagine Australia as anything other than a place I have lived in, like Madison or La Crosse, and it is …
Tori Kusiak
How to Survive Australian Finals
This is the story of how I coped with my finals this semester at the University of Queensland (UQ) as an exchange student from the United States. The first thing you should know about Australian …
Things You’ll Find in an Aussie Supermarket
Welcome to the grocery stores of Brisbane, Australia. Here, in the international aisle, you’ll find the American classic that nearly everyone seems to love, Dr. Pepper. You won’t find many other American sodas here, or …
Routine
Monday is a good example of my average weekday at an Australian university. On Monday I have only one class, a lecture from 2pm-3:50pm. I know what you must be thinking, or at least what …
From OZ to Middle Earth
And I jumped back into winter again. Or at least it felt like it. After heading overseas from a bright summery Wisconsin to a bright wintery Brisbane, Australia, now I was changing seasons one last …
26 Things You Won’t Find in Australia
Happy Father’s Day everyone! That’s right; it’s Father’s Day round two for me in Australia. Things here are so similar to things in the United States, yet there are so many things that are just …
Where’s Wando
Wando, praise to Wando. Dolphins are beautiful, intelligent, and charming creatures. To many, they are a symbol of the ocean; a symbol of beauty and elegance. To the one of the many aboriginal tribes of …
Emus Will be Forever Terrifying
Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary: A place that celebrities such as Nicki Minaj and Taylor Swift, Nine Inch Nails and Marilyn Manson, former United States presidents and the former pope, have all visited just for one …
It’s An Acquired Taste!
Brisbane! You’ve already excited and terrified me! My experience got off to an amusing start upon my arrival to the suburban house of a close friend of mine. We talked and we caught up and …
What’s Your Rush?
Today, at this moment, I should be enjoying my last night in Sydney. I should be out at an authentic Aussie barbeque; walking on the beach with fellow classmates. I should be contemplating whether I …