Meghan, Viv, and I are spending this term in Australia to study at the University of Sydney. We have an apartment with two other Dartmouth girls, and there are lots of other Dartmouth students staying in the same building. We are having a lot of fun exploring the city, taking frequent trips to the beach after classes and on weekends. Don’t worry, we will all be coming back multiple shades darker than when we left.
Some highlights of our trip so far include seeing David Hasselhoff at Bondi Beach, being crazy American tourists at the Sydney Aquarium, exploring the Olympic grounds, traveling to Melbourne to see the Australian Open, and journeying along the coast in the pouring rain. BUT our favorite night was our girls’ night out to the Sydney Harbor. We had a fancy dinner at a restaurant overlooking the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge (this restaurant had the best chocolate dessert ever!!) Then we went to a show at the Opera House. We saw La Soiree, which was a cross between a circus and a comedy show. It was amazing! There were gymnasts, magicians, acrobats, a drag queen, and a contortionist. The gymnasts were hands down our favorites! They were incredibly strong and surprised us by doing balancing acts on top of each other.
Living in another country has taught us a lot about living on our own and being independent. We have successfully mastered cooking for ourselves and navigating the public transportation system.
We’re excited to see our teammates in the spring, but I’m not going to lie, whenever I’m lying on the beach, I think about being stuck in a Hanover winter, and I realize how lucky I am to have the opportunity to be here this term.
- Rose Dicovitsky '14
