I have a new nickname! Most of you know me by Elizabeth but I also go by Boo, EB, Eli, and some names my sisters call me that I probably should't list on the blog. Jasmina my friend from Germany has started calling me Liesl (like from The Sound of Music, my other all time favorite movie!). She also listens to the German radio show which always reminds me of car rides with my Grandma when we used to listen to the German radio show. I am amazed at how American T...

I know I have four months in Australia but I don't want the time to slip by without making the most out of my experience so I have been working on a bucket list of everywhere I would like to visit and everything I would like to do to before I leave. As of right now my knee surgery is scheduled for July 1st so I have to come back to the states by June 30th that gives me 118 days to cross as many items off of this list as I can. (I have already accomplished the ite...

Friday night almost everyone from our dorm went out together to explore Perth's nightlife. You know it was a good night when you have more than three stamps up arm and your feet are horribly sore from dancing, I know it's probably hard for most of you to believe that I, Elizabeth Clarke, was dancing but it did happen. Some of the group had split up but we all came back together to catch the last train to Fremantle at 2:15, the train officers didn't mane any of us...

I have officially made it through my first week of classes at Uni here! I think the hardest part of this whole experience will be the actual studying part. Here are some differences I have noticed thus far: Instead of saying thank you, your welcome, or even to end a conversation everyone here says "cheers" We call the "lecturers" by their first name. We do not refer to them as professors but rather as lecturers. All of mine have been extremely welcoming to...

I cannot believe I have been in Australia for two weeks already!!! On Saturday I had first aid training for my RA position, all day in a nearby suburb called Belmont. We had the soccer game at night (The Perth professional team was on our flight from Sydney and they gave us four free tickets). Since the training went so long the other three girls left before I got back so I had to take the train to West Perth by myself. I didn't mind because every time I do s...