by Blake W. | Nov 4, 2025 | Australia/New Zealand, Commerce & Business, Semester, _
I’m writing this, waiting in DFW airport for my final flight home, after traveling 20 hours from Australia. Obviously, my experience and time in the Southern Hemisphere is fresh on my mind. It hasn’t fully set in that I am back home, in a different...
by Blake W. | Oct 6, 2025 | Australia/New Zealand, Commerce & Business, Semester, UA-Affiliate, _
Before I left for Australia in July, I made a joke that it would probably be the farthest point away I could get from my hometown in New York. Turns out, Melbourne, which is just a two hour flight from my study abroad location of the Gold Coast, is the farthest point...
by Blake W. | Oct 6, 2025 | _
Living by the ocean on the Gold Coast, I was drawn to picking up a water activity during my time here. After some exploration, discussion, and the convincing of my friends, I signed up for a course to earn my PADI Open Water diving license. This experience was one I...
