kmae - W A N D E R L U S T

I have been given the opportunity of a lifetime to study abroad! I am studying Political Science at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia from July 2008 to June 2009. I feel incredibly blessed to be getting such an amazing education, which is not only teaching me so much about this amazing world we live in, but also teaching me so much about myself! I am thriving in a community of people who share and enjoy the same passions, values, and ideas that I hold myself. This really is a dream come true for me - I hope you enjoy reading about my Aussie adventures :)

Sydney, Australia
July 6th 2008 -» June 20th 2009 Vancouver, BC, Canada
July 27th 2009 -» August 3rd 2009

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By kmae
July 30th 2009

Oh, Canada! North America » Canada » British Columbia » Vancouver

Hello from another amazing country in the world: Canada!! Just about 5 short weeks after returning from a year in Australia, I'm back to being an international traveler!! So here I am in British Columbia, Canada!! The weather has been unseasonably hot (in the 90s), which makes it hard to do any intense hiking or outdoor activity! The flight from Chicago was only about 4 hours and I arrived in Vancouver around 10am on Monday. My mom and I spent the day walking around farmers markets, parks, and laying on the beach in the hot, hot sun. We ate at a [View Full Entry]

By kmae
June 17th 2009

THE COUNTDOWN Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Glebe

HOLY COW.... I'M LEAVING IN THREE DAYS!!!!! I've never truly understood the term 'bittersweet' until these past few weeks. Saying goodbye to these amazing people that I've become friends with over the past year has been way more difficult and depressing than I could have imagined. But on a happier more strange note... here is a story from last night: Last night my roommate Winston and I were on our way to the grocery store and stopped in the middle of an intersection, waiting to turn right... and the traffic that was coming towards us was moving at a semi-slow place... [View Full Entry]

By kmae
May 15th 2009

My Life = Macqaurie Uni Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Opera House

For the past 2 or 3 weeks my life has consisted of working on and presenting 2 presentations, and researching and writing a 17 page essay on Nixon's foreign policy towards Chile in the 1970s. Therefore, my life has been boring and I haven't updated about my days/nights at the library and on the computer. Last week I did go out one night with my friends from school for Matt's birthday. He's my old neighbor from last semester (guy from Canada), and it was really fun. I am going to a BBQ at their place tomorrow night, should be a good [View Full Entry]

By kmae
April 29th 2009

Goodbye Mid-Semester Break... Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Opera House

Man, mid-semester break FLEW by! I don't know how 17 days can pass so quickly, it's ridiculous!! I got back from Melbourne on Wednesday in the early afternoon, took a nice long nap, then went to my favorite restaurant in Sydney with my friend Rob from class, a tapas place called Firefly. It's AMAZING and it's right on the harbour with the harbour bridge in view! So pretty! I think Thursday was a lazy day... I'm pretty sure I just laid around and didn't shower. Friday I went up to Macquarie (high five to me for doing this) and went to [View Full Entry]

By kmae
April 29th 2009

M E L B O U R N E ! Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Melbourne » Brighton

Ahhh, Melbourne!!! First off, let me say it was freezing!!! Obviously I have been acclimatized because it was probably 60 degrees during the day and 40s at night... but I was dying!! And I definitely did not bring enough warm clothes, so I wore the same sweater basically every day, hahaha. Overall, it was a really nice, fun, relaxing trip and I didn't spend much money, thank God. So my trip started at 9am on a Wednesday morning (April 15th) and began with a 13 hours greyhound bus ride! It was the cheapest way so I figured what the heck, why [View Full Entry]

By kmae
April 14th 2009

Easter Weekend Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Opera House

Happy Belated Easter! Mid-semester break has begun and the past 5 days have FLOWN by, I can't believe it! Thursday was my last day of classes for 17 whole days! So I went home and started to put on my sweats for a night in front of the tv when my friend Winston from class called me and wanted to know if I wanted to go out for some drinks. Well, it was kind of cool outside so I knew I had to wear jeans but didn't have any cute ones... except one pair that I haven't been able to fit [View Full Entry]

By kmae
April 7th 2009

Autumn Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Opera House

So far, minus a few days of rain, Autumn weather in Sydney has been absolutely perfect!! Mostly sunny and around 70 degrees truly makes for a perfect day to walk around the city and be outside. It's also nice that the humidity has dropped so I don't look like a sweaty monster by the time I get to class or work, haha. My weekend flew by, as usual. Friday night was my friend Kristian's (guy I met in Cairns in September... look back at my older entries) last night in Sydney, so I went to have a drink with him in [View Full Entry]

By kmae
March 30th 2009

20 Dollar Bills, Pizza Parties, & 5am bedtimes... Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Opera House

Pizza Party
Chris' Birthday

Seriously, where does time go!?! It has been flying by, I can't believe it! Not that I'm excited to leave, but I do have a little countdown going, and I'm in the process of changing my ticket if all goes as planned, which means I have only 11 weeks left in this amazing place. Anyways, last week was a lot of fun! Sunday I went to church at Hillsong again, and they have a bus that takes you from the church to the train station, so on the bus I was sitting in front of 2 American guys (obvious from their [View Full Entry]

By kmae
March 21st 2009

Important Update Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Opera House

Happiest Girl in Sydney

OH MY GOSH. Today I was walking around The Rocks (after eating a huge pancake breakfast at Pancakes on the Rocks) and I saw the greatest thing I have ever seen in the past 280-some days: a stand in the weekend markets selling.... dun dun dun.... CORN ON THE COB!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Seriously, you don't even know how excited I was. And even though I was incredibly full of pancakes and bacon, I had to have one. So I did. It was dripping with butter and was covered in salt and pepper. Simply delicious. And the guy selling it had a 'corn fed' [View Full Entry]

By kmae
March 19th 2009

Loving Each Day Oceania » Australia » New South Wales » Sydney » Opera House

TOGA!!!!!
Eric, Andrew, and I on our way to Ubar for the toga party!!

(note: I finally added birthday pictures to my entry before this one - check them out!!) G’Day - With my busy social life (wooo), school, and work… this semester is already FLYING by!! I just finished my 4th week of uni, which means only 3 more weeks until my 2 week Autumn break!! AHH!! Which then means only 5 weeks of classes left - ahhhh!! This week I have been going non-stop! I have 2 essays and an essay test in the next 3 weeks, in addition to cleaning the apartment for the arrival of our new Brazilian roommate (who is [View Full Entry]

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