{"id":5168,"date":"2018-09-20T12:54:33","date_gmt":"2018-09-20T03:24:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-exchange-experiences\/?p=5168"},"modified":"2018-09-20T12:54:33","modified_gmt":"2018-09-20T03:24:33","slug":"first-month-flinders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-exchange-experiences\/2018\/09\/20\/first-month-flinders\/","title":{"rendered":"My First Month at Flinders"},"content":{"rendered":"

As my second month in Adelaide quickly approaches, I look back on my time and realise that my feet have not touched the ground. After landing- and one whole day of jetlag- I was keen to explore the campus and the city. The campus is vastly different to my home university at Manchester; the gorgeous green surroundings are a refreshing change, but the large tropical alarm clocks known as cockatoos, less so.<\/p>\n

I have loved exploring the hills and the nearby beaches, especially as the sun is beginning to edge out. Most recently, I went to Hallett Cove beach, south of Adelaide, which was beautifully nestled under the clifftop boardwalk.<\/p>\n

The hills are also a fun drive away, spotting wild kangaroos and alpacas along the journey. Up in Hahndorf at the ‘Aboriginal Art House’, I was able to experience a man from Tenant Creek, NT, play the didgeridoo for me; which was amazing to hear first-hand. I will look forward to going back during Octoberfest.<\/p>\n

So much is happening in and out of uni, but my most memorable moments so far have been: hugging a koala bear at the Cleland Wildlife Park, cheering on Port Adelaide at an AFL game, watching the sunset at Mount Lofty, and… having a crazy man hand me a brown leaf as a ‘flower’… Yes, Adelaide is certainly full of surprises, and I look forward to discovering more of them… leaves and all.<\/p>\n

Yasmin Ballingall on semester exchange at Flinders University from <\/em>Manchester Metropolitan University<\/em><\/a>, <\/em>UK <\/em>during Semester 2, 2018<\/em><\/p>\n

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View from Adelaide Oval<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mt Lofty<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Hallett Cove Boardwalk<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Hallet Cove Beach<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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First sunset to mark spring<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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