September 21-22: “Farewell” and study session
Sep 21: This morning I woke up with a huge headache :(. I walked to Hotel Hacienda, where everyone else was, and had some tea, but after two paracetamols I still wasn't feeling great. So I went with…
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Tour guide day 3: market, museum, gardens and drone show
Went to Glebe Markets this morning with the family. We had a great time browsing the stalls and picked up some gozleme for breakfast at one of the stalls: a kind of tortilla with cheese, spinach, and chicken, yum. Dad enthusiastically took pictures of a…
Tour guide day 2: Manly, Opera House and Chinatown
At 10 a.m., the little ones were at my place, all of us taking the bus to Circular Quay (pronounced like the English "key"). Mom isn't used to buses, I noticed, haha. We took the ferry to Manly. That ferry goes...
La Perouse + Darling Harbor drone show
Today I went to La Perouse (a bit further south in Sydney) with Cynthia, Sunny, Angela, Cailene, and Cindy. We all had a picnic there with some snacks and games. We also walked around the pier and coastal rocks. Big waves and...
Kirribilli Markets, Strings, Mentor and Caterpillar Club
We took the train from Redfern Station to Milsons Point. The train crossed the Harbour Bridge! Cynthia and I apparently took the same train, but we only discovered that when we got off. We grabbed some breakfast together and waited…
Coastal Clean Up at Manly Beach
Today I participated in the Wastefighters Society's coastal cleanup walk. We (a group of about 20-25 people) gathered at Circular Quay (not pronounced "kweej" but like the English "key"), where I saw an Aboriginal musician playing music. Again…
Official introduction day!
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…
Day 10: Glebe markets
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…
Day 7: Museum and art gallery
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...
Day 5: USYD Information Session and City Discovery
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…