While here in Australia, the opportunities that this study abroad has allowed me to experience have been quite amazing. I’ve been able to work with people who are passionate about the animals they work with and they’ve shared what they get to do everyday with me. During my time here I’ve worked at the Sea … Continue reading My Australia Study Abroad Experience
Australia has been the best experience of my life thus far. My most memorable time in Australia was when I had the pleasure of meeting my new best friends Lola the Koala and Abbey and Sully the Wallaby’s. Ever since I landed in Australia all I talked about was being able to hold a Koala, … Continue reading Adventures in Australia with Koalas and Wallabys
This was an eventful couple of days, starting with our visit to Hartley’s Crocodile Adventure, a zoo and crocodile farm. While there we got to feed fruit to a cassowary, which wasn’t as vicious as you might think, but then again, all the cassowaries were in separate cages be cause they are territorial and would … Continue reading Hartley’s Crocodile Adventure & Kuranda
Day six presented itself with a curious turn. Although, I am expecting to spend a deal of time in Athens, partially due to my lack of listening, I am pleasantly surprised when I hear we are actually headed about three hours away to the town of Delphi. Thanks to the long ride to our destination, … Continue reading Day six in Athens – Arachova
Today we worked with the injured sea turtles on the in land rehabilitation center. Some had missing flippers, wounds on the shell, or infections on their skin. We began the day similar as to what we did on Fitzroy Island. We prepped the food, fed the turtles, and then cleaned out their tank. One turtle … Continue reading Helping sea turtles in Australia
Tuesday May 17th was our first day on Fritzroy Island at the turtle rehabilitation center. A lot of the protocols and procedures that were preformed in the mainland hospital were the same as the island location. Angie a 90-95 year old green turtle will be a forever occupant that the rehabilitation center because she is … Continue reading Holding a Koala & Petting a Kangaroo in #Australia
India has taught me the lesson of being a minimalist in life (you could take it in regards to packing as well but that’s not what I mean here). We (those who claim to be religious and arguably even the nonreligious) all yearn for something beyond this physical world. We know there is more to … Continue reading Be a minimalist #India
Today our whole group was able to pay a visit to Hartley’s Crocodile Farm which was maybe 45 minutes to an hour away from our hostel. I must say that the crocodile farm was one of my favorite places that I was able to experience on this trip. At first, I was skeptical only because … Continue reading Learning about the animals of Australia
Working with the sea turtles on Fitzroy Island was an amazing experience for me. I love all 7 species of sea turtles so volunteering for the Cairns Sea Turtle Rehabilitation Center was awesome. We cleaned the filters as well as the tanks. We prepared the turtles meals along with feeding each one. Then we went … Continue reading More Adventures in Australia
Ever since landing the culture in Cairns has been not shocking but different. They drive on the left side of the road and the steering wheel is on the right side of the car. I was surprised by this. The food has also been different as in it seems that the food is healthier as … Continue reading Adventures in Australia