I've been having some really engaging classes and learning a tonne of stuff I've never known before so thought I'd jot a few points down! So I did a presentation about revenge porn to my gender class and none of them had even heard of revenge porn or cases of it in Malaysia! It's crazy to think that something so prominent back home is not here at all - which I guess is positive in this instance! It was a cool topic to discuss since I wouldn't normally hit up ran...

I thought I'd write a bit about some of the people I've met here and the experiences we are sharing as exchange students! There's about 180 exchange students here at UM this semester so I've been meeting people as I go! A local student Jasper helped put together a welcome dinner and about 80 of us were at that so I met some really cool people from all over - Germany, France, Korea, China, Japan and pretty much all South East Asian countries!!! In my classes I ha...

Semesters here are opposite to Australia so now is Semester 2 (Feb-June). I'm taking 5 classes, which equals to four at UNSW and us the full load here. Overall they've got off to a good start and I'm interested in the topics so hope they will be good! 1. Chinese Religion - Teacher is male and Chinese with a doctorate in Chinese philosophy - Both lecture and tutorial in one 3 hour block but with short breaks! - Tiny classroom no more than 4mt wide! - Only 12 peo...

My first week has flown by in a blur! It's all super different but I'm here and I'm sure it's all gonna be great! Day 1: I left Sydney and landed in Malaysia very hot and very much freaking out haha my first night I stayed at the Pullman in Bangsar. Dad and I stayed here in October and it's super close to campus so it was easy - plus gotta love buffet breakfast! Day 2: The next morning I headed to campus. It's about a 20 minute walk to the central part where th...