{"id":5551,"date":"2020-05-06T11:24:48","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T01:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-exchange-experiences\/?p=5551"},"modified":"2020-07-24T15:45:51","modified_gmt":"2020-07-24T06:15:51","slug":"settling-in-at-flinders-university","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-exchange-experiences\/2020\/05\/06\/settling-in-at-flinders-university\/","title":{"rendered":"Settling in at Flinders University"},"content":{"rendered":"


\nLiving on Residence<\/em><\/h2>\n

So far, studying abroad has been a positive experience and I feel like I\u2019ve adjusted well to life in another country. When I moved into Flinders Living , I didn\u2019t know that I would have such a big week ahead of me. Once I checked in to my room, there was immediately an orientation. Then, straight after that, there was a dinner and then a mixer. It was really nice to stay busy, I think it avoided any potential feelings of homesickness.<\/p>\n

Housemates of my dreams<\/em><\/h3>\n

I remember when I selected my preferences for my housemates; I said that I was fine with either mixed gender or female only dorms. But, it turned out that I got selected for the female only dorm, which ended up being a nice surprise. Originally, I didn’t think much of having male roommates. But now that I have all female roommates, I prefer it and couldn’t imagine it any other way.<\/p>\n

Making Friends<\/i><\/b><\/h2>\n

There was so much going on during O’week that there really wasn’t a minute to spare. I tried to go to most of the events and mixers, because I get really bad FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) when I don\u2019t go to an event. I know that the first few weeks of uni are critical (socially) because that’s when most people make friends and form connections.<\/p>\n

You get what you put in<\/em><\/h3>\n

O\u2019week did turn out to be a great opportunity to make friends. So I\u2019m glad that I went to most of the activities and really put myself out there. I think that the amount\/quality of friendships that you make depend on how much effort you put in. I made a lot of effort my first few weeks to ask new friends to hang out, go for coffee etc. Moreover, I was also lucky to be in a unit with really kind housemates that I befriended right off the bat.<\/p>\n

Campus<\/strong><\/em><\/h2>\n

As for the Bedford Park campus, it\u2019s really nice, but rather large, which makes it pretty easy to get lost. Thankfully, I downloaded the app lost on campus, which helped me find my way around during my first week of classes. The on-campus gym is really handy, and the fact that it is open 24\/7 is great. Unfortunately, I am not able to get use out of it at the moment, because of covid-19. In the meantime, I’ll have to find other ways to be active.<\/p>\n

Fiona Swartz, exchange student from Simon Fraser University, Canada visited Flinders during S1 2020
\nFiona’s semester exchange was partially funded by the Australian Federal Governments Endeavour Leadership Program<\/a>
\n<\/em>Read Fiona’s 2nd blog post here!<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

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