Savannah Benefield

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Savannah Benefield

I am originally a Washingtonian but go to school in sunny San Diego! I volunteered in Costa Rica the summer of 2012 for 5 weeks, was in Australia for 4 months in the Spring of 2013 studying abroad, took an 8 day Road trip around New Zealand in an RV for Easter Break and am currently in Barcelona! I haven't been anywhere else so far but I have a HUGE list.



Oceania » Australia » Victoria June 20th 2013

I just finished my last and it finally hit me that I am leaving Australia in 4 days and I haven't started packing so hasn't fully hit me but once I start packing it's gonna hit me and I'm not sure how I'll react. Will post about The Great Barrier Reef later!... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria May 29th 2013

So I literally haven't done anything since I last posted besides start Cross Fit, watch TV, and write papers. It's been pretty much exactly like school back home.... except with different people. Yup thats all. I leave in 10 days for the Great Barrier Reef though so will have fun travel updates about that when I get back :)... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria » Great Ocean Road April 23rd 2013

Who ever said you can't see the Great Ocean Road in one day was wrong! and it was the most beautiful day to go :) Two days ago a friend of mine brought me along on his one day road trip down the Great Ocean Road! He had couch surfed his first few days here and his couch surfer, Edger, a gay guy from Singapore, takes his surfers on a road trip every few months. It was a pretty diverse car load, my friend Alex who is from Canada, me (American), Edger (Australian and Singaporian?), his current couch surfer Dave from England, and Dave's friend Will from France. Alex and I had to wake up at 6:30am to catch a 7:30 tram into the city, Edger has the most gorgeous view of the city from his ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria April 19th 2013

Essays. That is all I have been doing for the past week. And all I will be doing this weekend and next week. I was stressing that I wouldn't be able to travel around Australia enough because I was broke but now I'm stressing I can't go any where because I have at least 1 essay due every week/ 2 ever other week >.<... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria April 14th 2013

Went to my first Australian Rule Foot ball game today! Better known as footy. Language difference: In the US we ask people 'what team are you rooting for?' but here rooted means fucked. So if we were to ask someone which team they rooted for we'd basically be asking them which team had they fucked. The best way to describe footy is hot buff men in short shorts tackling who ever has the ball. The rest of the rules are too confusing and I still have to type out a 1600 word essay tonight >.... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria April 12th 2013

I've been back from New Zealand for almost a week and still haven't been able to upload journal entries from New Zealand because of these damn essays!! I wrote out bullet points from my trip so I can actually write them out but I need a good chunk of time but haven't had one in days >.... read more

Oceania » New Zealand » South Island April 10th 2013

I just got back from an 8 day road trip in New Zealand... I know how important school is to my grandparents and I know they're paying for my education but after I finish my bachelors degree I am going to go backpacking across the world. I know an education is important to my life especially down the road a degree and even a masters will be vitally important in getting a successful job. It's just, personally traveling is more important to me. Each time I travel I feel I find myself a little more and understand myself a little better, I don't get that from going to school and sitting in lectures all day long. Traveling gives me a deeper sense of independence that nothing I have done so far in life has given me ... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria March 29th 2013

I have spent all day, and I literally mean all day, catching up on TV shows in bed. I took maybe an hour break and messed around on my computer and finally did some ab exercises (I've been sick and feeling bloated and gross) which felt really good but besides that just watched more tv shows.... School is starting to stress me out a little bit and it's starting to show >.... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria March 23rd 2013

I have really got to start working on my sleeping habits >..... read more

Oceania » Australia » Victoria March 23rd 2013

Everyone here is too obsessed with drinking. And I know its part of the culture, Australians drink a shit ton. But I feel like there is a difference in the way the American's here drink and the way the Australians drink. The Australians drink to be social, sure they get drunk but they don't get absolutely shit faced that they are puking in the bar bathroom and have to go home early. They also have a higher alcohol tolerance so that kind of messes up the Americans as well. They also only go out like 2, maybe 3 times a week. The Americans drink for the pure purpose to get shit faced. And it pisses me off. The girls are waste before we even leave for the bars and then they spend their nights blacked out, ... read more




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