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February 11, 2020
A few things that are super important to learn before you arrive in the United States.
January 12, 2020
As I assume it is with all sports, swimming in America runs a lot differently to the way it does in Australia. I also assume that this difference is uniquely American, and as such will be different...
January 2, 2020
One of the biggest things on my American College bucket list: Spend time in New York City. I was luckily invited by my friend's family in New Jersey to spend Christmas with them, as I was not...
December 30, 2019
This is the first edition of Oberlin and Beyond, a series in which I will interview Oberlin students, faculty, and alumni to capture their personal Oberlin experience.
December 9, 2019
As an international student, I knew only of Thanksgiving from American movies and other pop culture, and I was incredibly excited to experience the event for myself.
November 7, 2019
Homecoming is a foreign concept that I had only seen in movies and American pop culture.
October 28, 2019
I am very far from home.
October 18, 2019
I’ve only been here a month, and I already know it’s the best decision I’ve ever made.
October 27, 2016
Where I am from, where I am now, and how I have changed.
January 11, 2016
Time marches on, circumstances change, and suddenly home isn't home anymore...
October 28, 2015
You'll be having the time of your life.... And then it hits you.
October 7, 2015
I walked in with no expectations. No pre-conceived ideas of what Uni would be like. No idea of how my life was going to change.