{"id":4559,"date":"2017-08-29T13:53:53","date_gmt":"2017-08-29T04:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-exchange-experiences\/?p=4559"},"modified":"2017-08-29T13:53:53","modified_gmt":"2017-08-29T04:23:53","slug":"act-1-journey-to-australia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-exchange-experiences\/2017\/08\/29\/act-1-journey-to-australia\/","title":{"rendered":"Act 1!  Journey to Australia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hello!!<\/p>\n<p>After a 27- hour trip from the United States I FINALLY made it to Australia!! I got here a few weeks before school so I would be able to adjust to the time change (which took a few weeks). I was super nervous that I would get lost and because I didn\u2019t really know anyone I was more nervous. I did know two people before I came here which made the transition easier! I had my birthday before school started and I went to see kangaroos and koalas! Best birthday EVER!<\/p>\n<p>Orientation was so helpful in so many ways. It really informed me about the international program and Flinders. On top of that, I made some of my great friends \u00a0from there. I\u2019m so grateful for the lunch after because we really got to know each other then.<\/p>\n<p>My program is now in it\u2019s 4th week! As soon as I entered the Drama program at Flinders I felt so welcomed. Everyone opened their minds and heart to the foreigner interrupting their class of 11. I\u2019m so excited for more adventures I will \u00a0go on in the Land down under<\/p>\n<p>Bye for now!!<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Jessica Scheno on a semester exchange at Flinders University from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.colum.edu\/\">Columbia College Chicago<\/a>, the United States<\/strong><\/em><em><strong>:\u00a0Semester 2 2017<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4567\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-exchange-experiences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/08\/Photo-2-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4568\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-exchange-experiences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/08\/Photo-3-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-4569\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-exchange-experiences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2017\/08\/Photo-1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello!! 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