Category: US
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Sport over here is MENTAL! Not only are there sporting matches for almost every sport you can think of, but they’re all free and there is a massive culture behind it. Every sport game I’ve gone to has the most thrilling atmosphere and it has for sure been one of the best parts of exchange.…
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Studying abroad at San Diego State University (SDSU) has been a unique experience for me, especially when it comes to academics. I’m currently enrolled in four subjects spanning Communications (COM103), Sociology (SOC101), Exercise science (ENS330) and Economics (ECON 406). These subjects are not direct equivalents to what I’d typically study at UTS, but I deliberately…
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The entire campus transforms for the LSU football games with parents, children, families and students all setting up tailgates across campus and for me the school spirit here is something I had never experienced before but I loved. From hanging out with friends at the tailgates before the game to cheering on the Tigers in…
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It has been just over 3 months since I departed into San Diego for exchange. College life here is absolutely amazing, with SDSU being the best choice I could have ever made. Regarding academic life, it is very different with more frequent assessments scattered around the semester with low weightings. This avoids the whole final…
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My name is Alessia Zuzza, and I am studying a Bachelor of Biotechnology/Bachelor of Business at UTS. I have decided to go on global exchange for the Spring Semester of my third year and am currently living in Honolulu and attending the University of Hawai’i at Manoa! Hawai’i is an amazing place with so much…
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I am currently taking a Bachelor of Medical Science and Bachelor of Business. Time flies, in the blink of an eye, I have been staying in San Diego for almost half a year. San Diego is a wonderful city located in southern California which is immediately adjacent to the Mexico-United States border. San Diego is known…
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Chasing Sunshine and Knowledge: Exploration Beyond Biomedical Engineering at the University of Miami
During my time at the University of Miami (UM) I studied non-direct equivalents of my Biomedical engineering course at UTS. Rather I chose electives that focus on other areas of interest. I took advantage of the opportunity to explore different fields of study and broaden my knowledge. Regarding the facilities at the University of Miami,…
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My name is Asher and I’m currently in the first few weeks of my study abroad program in the city of Corvallis, a small college town in Oregon, on the west coast of America. I study Construction Project Management at UTS but am using my electives here and taking courses in business, management, and psychology.…
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I have only 4 weeks left of my time abroad in San Diego and I can definitely say that I have had one of the most exciting and eye-opening experiences of my life. San Diego has so much to offer from the nightlife, to the beaches to the amazing landscapes and not to mention the…
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Instead of rugging up in the Australian winter, I flew to Virginia in the United States to bask under the American sun while learning about American politics. While I had previously visited the States, I had never been to Virginia, nor heard much of it. For these reasons, I initially felt ambivalent towards it. However,…
