Submitted by Gabriella Van Winkle on the 2019 spring semester program in Sydney, Australia…
It is officially beginning to become fall here in Sydney. This past week has been rather gloomy and very rainy. Temperatures have dropped to the low 70s and sometimes mid 60s. This is somewhat nice so I don’t overheat walking to class or my internship anymore, but it’s harder to have beach days. We haven’t been out exploring much because of the rainy weather and haven’t been to the beach (my favorite spot). I’m hoping we can squeeze in a few more beach days so I don’t lose my tan before we go home!
This past weekend was St. Patrick’s Day, and at first, I wasn’t sure if many people celebrated that around here. However, I came to find that the scene in Australia on St. Patrick’s is not at all different from how America celebrates. We had a fun day and ended it with a nice pasta dinner overlooking the Harbour. Once the sun set we walked over to the opera house to see it turn green! At the end of the day on St. Patrick’s Day, they have green lights that reflect onto the white Opera House to make it appear green. It was very pretty and a perfect way to end the day.