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Written by: Enali Rogers\u00a0 |\u00a0 Spring 2023\nBU Exchange at Flinders University<\/p>\n
Written by: Enali Rogers\u00a0 |\u00a0 Spring 2023
\nBU Exchange at Flinders University<\/p>\n
Every stop on my way to Australia, I told time by how many layers I had on. At first, I had a whole winter ensemble: two sweaters, a coat, beanie and scarf. Then a sweater and a beanie. Hours later, just a sweater. When all the layers had melted off leaving t-shirt and pants, I knew had arrived. Waves of heat reflecting off of the airport tarmac made it pretty evident that I made it to the opposite hemisphere.<\/p>\n
My name is Enali Rogers, and I am doing an exchange in Adelaide, South Australia. A little over a month into my stay here, I have seen one koala, unfortunately no kangaroos [yet], tons of colorful birds, and an echidna (which I didn\u2019t expect, but hey, I\u2019ll take it.) As far as I am concerned, I wouldn\u2019t mind staying here for longer than a semester. But alas, I have a semester\u2026 *sigh*<\/p>\n
One thing that I am definitely going to miss about this place\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cAdelaide has been invaded by Zombies, and most of the population is now living in hiding in the buildings at Flinders University. It is your responsibility to provide safe drinking water and safe foraged and preserved food.”<\/p>\n So far, I have fished out dirty water from the campus lake and \u201ccleaned\u201d it using a filter made from sand, gravel, cotton balls, and a coffee filter and then boiling out the rest of the bad stuff, hopefully making it drinkable for the hypothetical apocalypse civilians. (Don\u2019t worry no one actually drank the dirty filtered lake water. That would be a hazard). I have found this class to be a fun, hands-on opportunity to learn about microbes and the prevention of such, something I never would have been able to do had I not studied abroad. Experiencing the city part of Australia is only part of the visit.\u00a0\u201cYou have to visit rural Australia too! It\u2019s a different type of life and you\u2019ll love it.\u201d Something along these lines has been told to me multiple times, with some who have extended invitations to their hometown just so that I don\u2019t miss out on that experience. I want more than ever to see the night sky without any light pollution. So, what better way to do so than by signing up for a speleology club (study of caves). This club does an outing every month to explore a different cave while occasionally staying overnight at different sites away from the city. Although the first outing hasn\u2019t happened yet, I look forward to being immersed in a different side of Australia (maybe I’ll even see a kangaroo!).<\/p>\n I\u2019ve had the wonderful opportunity to meet people\u00a0from around the world (as nearly half of Australians have a parent that was born overseas), and had plenty of fish and chips, picked the sweetest strawberries in a little German town, and felt the cool ocean breeze and warm sunshine on my face. I am happy that I picked Australia to study abroad in and can\u2019t wait to see what awaits in the remaining months. Six months seems like a long time, but time flies when you\u2019re having fun!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Written by: Enali Rogers\u00a0 |\u00a0 Spring 2023 BU Exchange at Flinders University Every stop on my way to Australia, I told time by how many layers I had on. At first, I had a whole winter ensemble: two sweaters, a … Continue reading
\n<\/a>is how easy it is to go to the beach just to watch the sunset. It\u2019s such a common thing to do here. Friends will just text and say, \u201cHey, I feel like going to watch the sunset. Wanna come?\u201d And within the next 15 minutes you\u2019re on a tram to the beach to end your day with some ice cream, the sounds of water ebbing and flowing, the soft sand under your toes and a beautiful sunset. It\u2019s been about 5 years since I\u2019ve been to the beach, but now I\u2019ve been going at least twice a week.<\/p>\n![\"An](\"http:\/\/blogs.butler.edu\/studyabroad\/files\/2023\/03\/328470575_747621167004868_920327274852349263_n.jpg\")
<\/a>Another thing I\u2019ll miss is the opportunity to take classes and join clubs that I never would\u2019ve been able to experience at my much smaller home university. Along with two classes that go towards my bachelors in physics, I decided to take two fun classes. The first class is a class where I learn to draw from life. The second fun class is titled \u201cZombie Apocalypse: Microbes and Toxins\u201d and the topic overview says the following:<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n