Day 13 (LaTrobe University) - Bendigo, Victoria Australia Today was filled full of new experiences. This afternoon I had the pleasure of skyping with room 307. I actually skyped longer with them than with my parents. Of course they were interested in Aussie guys - and the guys wanted to see American girls - so I brought Sam, Nathan, and James in during the chat. It was nice to hear of what's going on back in Beddow Hall, but the actual content of what is going...

Day 12 (LaTrobe University) - Bendigo, Victoria Australia They told us it would happen while abroad, and last night I encouraged it: What do Aussies really think of the US? It was a friendly debate/discussion that lasted about three hours. Of course we had to go over the basics, "How do you pronounce _______?" "I have no idea what you are saying, what is that word, what does that mean?" Always a fun conversation to have while visiting a for...

Day 10 (LaTrobe University) - Bendigo, Victoria Australia Today in two words: hot mess. Let's start at the beginning…Res Fest started today - which is where a bunch of activities are put on by the Student Leaders for everyone living on residence. I had to once again sacrifice another orientation event to finish Outdoor Ed Orientation. This is when I felt like I was at Central again - just by the way the University schedules a bunch of activities and events o...

Day 9 (LaTrobe University) - Bendigo, Victoria Australia Finally, people are here! Residents! YEA! All 20 of them…I'm actually a little freaked out on how friendly everyone is who lives here in Scott Annex. It might be easier to get along with everyone because everyone has their own room. It's going to be hard to create and establish relationships in 5 months time, but I believe I can do it. I'm not used to so many people living together who come from a vari...

Day 8 (LaTrobe University) - Bendigo, Victoria Australia As I was on my way to International Orientation for the second day, I noticed a surplus of students at the Ironbark Center where orientation was held. I found Garrett and Sam, two American students also studying Outdoor Ed, who told me that they're participating on the Outdoor Ed Orientation instead of the International Orientation for the next three days. WTF. How did this happen? Where did this come fr...