Went to Blacktown with the same group (Cynthia, Cailene, Sunny, Angela), a neighborhood further west in Sydney. The house and street style felt a bit American. We had a cheese toastie there and watched the police arrest that was happening next door...
Today was the Faculty of Science Welcome Day. I met some nice people, almost everyone was a first-year. So far, I haven't met anyone who's taking the same courses as me. In the evening, the plan was to play trivia with Cailene, Cynthia, and Sunny…
I did it! I woke up at 4:00 AM! Way too early. Luckily, there were already buses going to Town Hall station, where we'd arranged to catch the bus to Macquarie Lighthouse together. Even though it was early, we still had a nice chat…
Not much done yesterday. A big deep clean of my room and a quick call to family. This morning started with a scavenger hunt across campus (library, sports center, college buildings, cafes, hidden spots, etc.). Meeting people from Mexico, Belgium, Ireland, and the United States…
Visited Glebe markets, all sorts of stalls: stickers, magnets, clothing, jewelry, food, etc. Bought Brookie and a necklace with a clock :) Then went grocery shopping and discovered that grapes are expensive here?? Oh, and spotted durian! Cooked some in the evening and had them in the meantime and afterward (before…
This morning I volunteered at National Tree Day in Harold Park. I planted a bunch of local plants and chatted with some other volunteers. I was surrounded by a group of people from the same office who were doing this as a morning activity, haha. One of…
Today I took a campus tour, saw lots of buildings, and heard some fun facts about them (including the best places to eat and drink). The campus tour was in small groups, so I got to meet some people from various programs and countries. I had lunch with them at the...
Update 12/31: automatic translation is working again. The Google Cloud API credits apparently ran out, my brother Arthur arranged another account. This site is made in Dutch, and you can press on the language selector on the top or bottom…
Yesterday, I met up with someone from Germany who was in the USYD group chat and had a nice walk around campus. Today I went to the Australian Museum and Art Gallery of New South Wales and saw a lot. It was also interesting to learn about Aboriginal culture...
Went to the introduction/welcome information session in the morning. Gained some useful information and met a few people. Walked around campus with one of them for a while to find our buildings. After lunch, took the bus to Newtown Station, my…
