Ok so I may have been putting off writing this blog for as long as possible because it’s actually so sad that my Australian adventure is officially over. But, I’m back in England and over the jet lag (good luck with that to any future travellers), and feel like now is as good a time as ever to document the highs of my study abroad, in the best country in the world (not lying).
So before I came to Canberra I had pretty much no idea where I should apply to stay, which college would be best for me, or whether I should even stay in college at all. I kinda wish I had a little more guidance when applying for residence just because at the time I felt like I had literally picked a random place out a hat. Luckily for me I ended up loving where I picked but I figured I’d write a little guide so that anyone else going to ANU wouldn’t feel so baffled.
At a time when most of my friends back home have already finished their exams and summer celebrations are well underway, Canberra is 1 degree centigrade and I only have 1/3rd of my exams out the way. Even so, as I sit in the study room at 9am, trying to whip up the academic motivation I lost as soon as I stepped on the plane in February, I’m keen to explain that exams here at ANU really aren’t so bad. A productive form of revision procrastination if I do say so myself…
Day 17 of my new adventure and I’ve lost count of how many times I’ve been asked “why ANU?” or “why Canberra?”. To begin with, the question was actually quite hard to answer, and I did admit several times that ANU wasn’t actually at the top of my list. But now, after spending ‘O-week’ (Fresher’s) and a week of classes at my new Uni, I can seriously say I wouldn’t chose anywhere different given the choice. This is a blog for those of you who like me, don’t end up with your preferred university for study abroad, and a reassurance that despite the cliché, everything really does happen for a reason.
