I guess I should introduce myself. My name is Caroline Halford, and I am a student at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, AR. For the next five months, though, I will be a student at the University of Newcastle in Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia.
This is a BIG deal for me. Here's why:
- I have lived in the same house in Little Rock for my entire life.
- My university is just about three hours away from that home.
- The longest I have been away from Arkansas was about 2 weeks when I was 14.
- The farthest I have been away from home is San Diego, California (about 1,700 miles)
- I have NEVER been out of the country.
Now I am jumping head first into a whole new world. Newcastle (or Newi
as the Aussies say) is about 9,000 miles and 15 hours ahead of Little
Rock. It's in a different hemisphere, on a different continent. I guess
when I decided to go, I decided to go far. It's a once in a lifetime
opportunity.
What else am I to do, then, other than document my experiences on a
blog? I am planning on posting pictures, stories, and anything else I
can come up with to give you a little peak into what it is like to be an
American studying abroad in Newcastle...to be Newi in town!
Stay tuned, folks, there will be a lot of posts (and puns) headed your way soon!
Now I need to go pack. Anyone know how to fit my whole life into a couple of pieces of luggage?
Toodle-oo!
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Read more from Caroline at http://newiintown.blogspot.com.au/
Find out more about the University of Newcastle exchange at http://studyabroad.uark.edu/exchange/newcastle
Find out more about the University of Newcastle exchange at http://studyabroad.uark.edu/exchange/newcastle
