Lessons Learned abroad: sydney, australia

This summer, I had the opportunity to spend the entirety of June and July studying abroad in Sydney. I was terrified; I had barely been out of the country, let alone on the other side of the world in a city where I didn’t know anyone. Luckily, it soon turned into one of the best experiences of my life. I made friends, discovered new cultures and did things I never thought I would do, such as surfing and trying a horrible vegetable spread called “Vegemite”. One thing that I was not expecting was actually learning something. I know, supposedly that’s the “whole point” of studying abroad. However, my lessons were not learned in the classroom but from observing the society of Australia...