Jan 15: Back home!
After a good week with Cailene in LA and Vegas, it's time to head home. I have layovers in LA and London, and then fly to Düsseldorf. A 17-hour journey, including layovers. Vegas: G (Landed) on…
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Carmen Down Under
Exchange Semester 2025
The University of Sydney, Australia
Study, explore and travel! :D
The University of Sydney, Australia
Study, explore and travel! :D
Jan 13-15: Las Vegas
Vegas! A city in the Nevada desert, full of hotels, casinos, shows, and nightlife. Cailene's parents are moving to Las Vegas, so I drove there with all my suitcases and bags and explored the city together. Videos of, among others...
25-28 Nov: end of exchange!
Nov 25-28: Wow. I'm done. Exams are over. My exchange is over... It all seems to have gone by so fast. I don't want to leave Sydney yet :(. I do want to see you all again, but I'm so...
November 13-25: Library Days
November 13-25: Library days, exams are getting closer, and I'm a bit behind on my lectures… Time to get busy. Made brownies as a library snack; Cynthia and Cailene enjoyed them too. While baking…
Nov 12: Surfing on sand dunes
November 12: Went sand duneboarding at Port Stephens, a few hours north of Sydney, which I really enjoyed. I don't know how many times I climbed those dunes again to slide down.
8-11 Nov: Tasmania
Nov 8-11: Tasmania: Got up early for the flight. Once we arrived, we immediately picked up our campervan and drove to a beautiful coastal spot. It was quite noisy in the campervan. We walked around a lavender patch and tried lavender ice cream—delicious! One downside, big...
Disneyland
Went to Disneyland with Cailene in Anaheim, southeast of Los Angeles. From 10 to 10 – huge park! And there was a huge Star Wars section!
Beverly Hills and the beach..
We went to Beverly Hills (90210), where the celebrities live and shop on the expensive Rodeo Drive (video below with the motorcycles). We had a trendy matcha. Then we went to Venice Beach, with its skate park.
Los Angeles..
Flew to LA via Fiji, where I'm visiting Cailene, from the Sydney friend group. I had my backpack wrapped in plastic, otherwise it would get caught and lost. I picked a window seat in the plane...
Hobbiton and caves..
From Auckland, we took a day trip to see glowworm caves and Hobbiton, where parts of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings (by Tolkien) were filmed. We first took the bus to Glowworm Caves. In the caves, you had to...