{"id":4044,"date":"2017-05-22T12:15:37","date_gmt":"2017-05-22T02:45:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-exchange-experiences\/?p=4044"},"modified":"2017-05-22T12:15:37","modified_gmt":"2017-05-22T02:45:37","slug":"4044-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-exchange-experiences\/2017\/05\/22\/4044-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Inbound Exchange from Oregon – post 1"},"content":{"rendered":"

I\u2019m Addison Woodside and I\u2019m an exchange student from Portland, Oregon. I\u2019m here at Flinders University for a semester to study Screen and Media. My first month at Flinders has been jam-packed with o-week, classes, field trips and adventures. I absolutely love Adelaide so far. It also helps that, since I\u2019m American, I left my home in winter and arrived in summer. The sunny weather made settling in and getting around easy.<\/p>\n

As soon as I heard about the Fringe Festival, I knew I wanted to check it out. My first week here, I went to visit the grounds and see what the shows were like. With some recommending from my new friends, I saw Djuki Mala the following week. It was incredible. The performers were aboriginal men who incorporated modern music with their traditional dances. I made sure to visit the Fringe a few more times before it left Adelaide.<\/p>\n

I also picked strawberries in Hahndorf (the German village), saw the city lights from Mount Lofty, and relaxed on Brighton beach. All these activities make studying seem better too.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m so excited for the rest of my semester here at Flinders.<\/p>\n

Addison Woodside is on a semester exchange at Flinders University from Pacific University<\/a>:\u00a0Semester 1 2017<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n