Submitted by Gabriella Van Winkle on the 2019 spring semester program in Sydney, Australia…
Although school and my internship have kept me somewhat busy, I sometimes find myself with free time and looking for ways to spend it. Luckily, it is almost impossible to be bored in Sydney! All I have to do is look up things to do and plenty of things pop up. Sometimes, I will walk around and look for new food to try or markets to browse. It is so exciting to try new food here because everything always looks so delicious. I have noticed, unlike the United States, that there are not as many food chain restaurants. Nearly all of the restaurants and small cafes are their own independent business, which makes them even more appealing. There are many different markets that have a number of different goods that are available on different days so there is always one to visit! When it is sunny and hot outside during this Sydney summer, there are a variety of beaches for us to visit. This past weekend, we visited our fifth beach, Maroubra Beach. It was a bit further than the others, but we wanted to make the trip. Most of the beaches look relatively the same, but the views at each of them never get old!