Australian Rules Football, also known as footie, is Victorias sport of choice. Derived from the abrigonees and created to keep cricket players fit in the offseason, it has become the epitome of sport in southern Australia. The game is like a crossbreed between soccer and rugby. Points are scored by kicking a ball through goalposts on each side of the field. The ball is moved by running with it, kicking it, or passing it much like an underhand volleyball serve. T...

Melbourne Welcome Orientation Program: Ormond College, University of Melbourne. This week was the Melbourne Welcome program paid for by Villanova. It is for international students, and we got a chance to stay at one of the elite University Colleges. They are basically all inclusive communities that have housing, food, study, and recreational facilities for its members. It is very difficult to get into these due to their exclusive nature. The organizers had a n...

Yesterday was an interesting day... After sleeping about 12 hours to recover from my jetlag/travel exhaustion the night before, I woke up bright and early (6:30AM!!) refreshed and ready to take on the world. I went with some friends to the Victoria Market. It is a huge open air market with everything you could imagine from fresh produce, meat and vegetables to all types of gifts, clothes and souveniers. It was truly unbelievable. I bought a bunch of fresh fruit...

Here is my little blog to keep you all posted.. if you care lol.After a long delay (2.5 hours) in New York because of de-icing due to some snow the rest of the trip went well. Everyone missed their flights but we were re scheduled in sydney no problem. Qantas was excellent... they really take care of you. They had interactive screens on each seat with movies, music, tv, and games. Food wasnt too bad either. Regardless is was a looooooooooooonng flight. I diddnt a...