AUSTRALIA | Thursday, 13 Aug 2015 | Views [511]
So yesterday was the public holiday for Ekka. Ekka (an Aussie abbreviation for exhibition) is the "Royal Queensland Show" which is sorta like a really big state fair. Anyway we had the Wednesday off so that people could go to the horse races for Mekka ... Read more >
Tags: australia, brisbane, doomben, ekka, horse races, mekka wednesday, queensland
AUSTRALIA | Friday, 7 Aug 2015 | Views [363]
So I've had the first two weeks of classes at the University of Queensland (located in the Brisbane suburb of St. Lucia) and I can honestly say that I'm super excited about all of the classes that I am taking. I'm fufilling a couple of my general education ... Read more >
Tags: australia, brisbane, study abroad, university of queensland
AUSTRALIA | Tuesday, 28 Jul 2015 | Views [437]
I had a pretty adventurous Friday and Saturday this past weekend. I spent pretty much all day Friday bushwalking (Aussie for "hiking") up in the Mt. Coot-tha Forest just outside of Brisbane. Then on Saturday, I had my first training session for the Dragon ... Read more >
Tags: australia, brisbane, bushwalking, dragon boat, hiking, mt coot-tha, south bank
AUSTRALIA | Wednesday, 22 Jul 2015 | Views [389]
I've been in Brisbane (aka Brissy) for exactly a week now and let me tell you, that is more than enough time to truly fall in love with this beautiful city. You get the big city feel, but with a lowkey, laid-back atmosphere and unbelievably friendly ... Read more >
Tags: australia, brisbane, food, food market, south bank
