After coming back from Australia, I can honestly say that I’ve had one of the most beautiful experiences there. The people, food, activities, and overall culture vastly differed from the United States in many ways. I do have to say that I missed American food while being in Australia because a lot of their cuisines or ingredients just didn’t appeal to me as much. There were a select few places that had amazing food but at the end of the day, I yearned for American food the most.

Besides the food, the culture and people were much different than Americans. Most of the Australians seemed to be taller and leaner than Americans (besides the Aboriginals) which helped many of the native Australians distinguish us from their own. And with that, we became major targets for advertisement. Ever corner that we turned, a worker that would be working at a travel agency wouldn’t say “Hello”, but instead would say “Where are you from?”.

My adventures while being in Australia for almost two weeks included a visit to the rain forest, koala gardens, crocodile farm, two different turtle rehabilitation centers; one on land and one on an island called Fitzroy, a marine life rehabilitation center, and the great barrier reef. Each experience was breathtaking as well as amazing. I can say that I learned a lot from each of the activities that I did whether they were educational or recreational activities.