Submitted by Gabriella Van Winkle on the 2019 spring semester program in Sydney, Australia…
It is officially March which means this semester is halfway over and I already fly home next month. Its been an eventful first half full of beautiful sites and amazing trips. This past week, we had our spring break, officially marking the halfway point. Almost everyone took trips, including me and a few of my friends.
To start out, we flew to Cairns for a few days which is home to the Great Barrier Reef. We got the opportunity to go on a boat out to the reef and snorkel in two different parts of it. We also went on a scenic waterfall tour of many different beautiful bodies of water in Cairns. After our amazing trip there, we flew to Bali, Indonesia. We all stayed in an amazing villa with staff that was so sweet and treated us wonderfully. We went on all kinds of excursions, my favorite being the tour of famous spots in Bali. We saw a beach, a temple, a coffee making place, waterfalls, and visited the famous Bali Swing. Throughout the week, we all relaxed and laid on the beach or by the pool. It was one of the best experiences of my life and I am so happy I got the opportunity to visit such an interesting and beautiful place.
Now back to class for the last half of the semester, I am excited to cross the rest of the things off of my bucket list before leaving this amazing place and returning to the other side of the world in a month!
