I have been home and stateside for almost a week, and now that my hilariously backwards jet lag has stopped making me fall asleep at 2pm like a narcoleptic, I have had plenty of time to sit back and reflect on my time abroad. At the beginning of my program, lovely BU staff member Caroline [...](read more...)

Backpacking through Europe? Check.(read more...)

by Erin McNulty (COM ’11, Sydney Spring 2010) The stereotype of the Aussie as a sports-obsessed, testosterone-driven maniac is, I hate to break it, quite the generalization. However, the subset of the population that fills the stands at cricket, Aussie-rules football and rugby games are intensely passionate about their sports in a way that’s relatively [...](read more...)

While living in Sydney, I have learned how to understand and decipher the incredibly interesting ways of Australian pop culture. And, especially now that I’m an editorial intern at Rolling Stone, I’ve learned to love it even more, particularly as it shows up in television and music.  Australia still gets most of its visual entertainment [...](read more...)

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How much is your service worth? Can you put a number on it? Over spring break, I, along with four other Boston University participants, had the privilege of going on the Jewish National Fund (JNF)’s Alternative Spring Break (ASB) to Israel. I had heard about the program through Boston University Hillel, and since I am [...](read more...)

March in Australia is famous for the city’s most fabulous festival of the year: LGBT Mardi Gras. Originating 25 years ago as a protest march, Mardi Gras has become a week-long celebration of gay culture and rights. This year’s Mardi Gras parade was broadcasted throughout Australia on Arena Network, a national cable TV station, and [...](read more...)

Since I’ve settled into my Sydney lifestyle, learning and researching at BUSC has become a regular fixture of my day. I spend about 16 hours per week in class, and countless more keeping up with both my homework and affairs in the US and around the world. I’ve decided to live Urban Amish at my [...](read more...)

With warm summer air and a care-free holiday attitude infiltrating every aspect of Sydney, it’s amazing to me how January can be such a party month! Although I tend to associate January with the gloom and doom of winter, it’s been refreshing to actually enjoy the wonderful activities of the Southern Hemisphere. And believe me, [...](read more...)

I’ve been in Washington, DC for almost 2 weeks. Saying that feels so weird; it seems as if  I’ve been here forever. As I have started to feel the inherent exhaustion that comes with working a 9-5 internship four days a week, I cannot help but reflect on the amazing experiences I have already had while here [...](read more...)