{"id":5950,"date":"2025-07-17T10:21:54","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T00:51:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-exchange-experiences\/?p=5950"},"modified":"2025-07-16T13:00:18","modified_gmt":"2025-07-16T03:30:18","slug":"australia-exchange-my-experience-at-flinders-university-part-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-exchange-experiences\/2025\/07\/17\/australia-exchange-my-experience-at-flinders-university-part-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian exchange&#8230; My experience at Flinders University! &#8211; Part 1!"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photo: Courtyard at Flinders University<\/p>\r\n<p><strong>Kindra from LASALLE College of the Arts, University of the Arts, Singapore <\/strong><strong>undertaking an exchange at Flinders University during Semester 1 2025.<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p>Spending my time here in Adelaide has been one of the most memorable experiences of my life. It\u2019s my first time here in Australia, and I am really excited about the opportunity to study overseas and explore a completely new environment. Being part of the exchange program here in Flinders University made my experience even more special. From the moment I arrived, I felt different, new sights, sounds and people. It was both exciting and a little nerve wracking at first, but I\u2019m so happy that I took this step. <br \/><br \/>One of the best parts of this journey is the people that I\u2019ve met in Flinders. I was lucky enough to make some great friends along the way. Despite being an exchange student for a semester, I was to help out with my friend&#8217;s group project which I volunteered to take part in their documentary. Those moments help me a lot to not just get to know people but the university as well.<br \/><br \/>Not just from the lectures itself that I learned so much but from the overall experience of being here in Flinders as an exchange student led me to live independently, time management and lastly stepping out of my comfort zone. This exchange has broadened my perspective not just in Flinders but also in Adelaide. It made me appreciate more on connecting with people from diverse backgrounds.<br \/><br \/>Apart from spending my time in Flinders, exploring Adelaide was also part of this exchange too! From visiting local towns to hiking around South Australia, every trip that I have been to was memorable. The friendly local, beautiful nature and vibrant campus life made my stay here so much more enjoyable.<br \/><br \/>I can\u2019t wait for what comes next in the second half of this semester before I officially say goodbye to Flinders and Adelaide. Till then, I\u2019m looking forward to creating more memories and making the most out of the remaining time I have.<br \/><br \/>With that being said, see you soon, Flinders!<\/p>\r\n<p><strong><em>Kindra was fortunate to be awarded a Destination Australia Cheung Kong Exchange Program Scholarship to support her exchange experience.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p><em><strong>Photos: Local hike around South Australia (Hallet Cove) + Helping friends on a documentary\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\r\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5952\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-exchange-experiences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/Kindra-3-169x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"226\" height=\"401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-exchange-experiences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/Kindra-3-169x300.jpg 169w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-exchange-experiences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/Kindra-3-576x1024.jpg 576w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-exchange-experiences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/Kindra-3-768x1365.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-exchange-experiences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/Kindra-3-864x1536.jpg 864w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-exchange-experiences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/Kindra-3-1152x2048.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-exchange-experiences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/Kindra-3-scaled.jpg 1440w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 226px) 100vw, 226px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone  wp-image-5954\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-exchange-experiences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/Kinda-2-226x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"299\" height=\"397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-exchange-experiences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/Kinda-2-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/blogs.flinders.edu.au\/student-exchange-experiences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/2025\/04\/Kinda-2.jpg 705w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 299px) 100vw, 299px\" \/><\/p>\r\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo: Courtyard at Flinders University Kindra from LASALLE College of the Arts, University of the Arts, Singapore undertaking an exchange at Flinders University during Semester 1 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6508,"featured_media":5953,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6,3],"tags":[17,20,173,258,418,428,456,459],"class_list":["post-5950","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-global-experience-blogs","category-inbound-student-experiences","tag-adelaide","tag-adventure","tag-exchange","tag-inbound-student","tag-scholarship","tag-semester-exchange","tag-study-abroad","tag-study-overseas"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Australian exchange... 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