So since I have a midterm on Monday I figured I'd do a study break and ramble on about miscellaneous things about Australia.
In one of my classes a couple people were curious of what Texas was really like and basically asking about my story. Well I started telling them how I'm 22, graduate Decemeber of 2014, and so on. I then asked one of the gals about her background. Well, she won the graduating game..17 and graduates COLLEGE next December. My mouth dropped on that one, especially with me not graduating HIGH SCHOOL until I was 18. I then found out that Bond Uni doesn't require you to do your "core" classes (math, English, history, etc.) unless they are geared towards your major. That being said if a person were to take four subjects each tri semester, they would graduate in six terms (two years).
Another person I talked with lived in Egypt for a couple years then traveled to Germany, and is now here. It is really neat to listen and learn about everyone's background. With it you are given a whole new insight to the world around you. For instance, I met a gal on the bus that was 19 and in her second trimester here at Bond. She told me how she was born in Singapore and moved to Australia when she was six. A random fact I found out was that it's illegal to chew gum there. She also informed me of how safe the country is and how they keep their doors unlocked and people just trust each other.
Something I'm finding out about Americans in general is that we are very reserved when it comes to strangers. Yes I am a bubbly person, however I don't open up right away. With every person I have met here they always made sure to introduce themselves, say hi, and just ask about me. I have realized that America has brought an upbringing of selfishness and no one asks about another, it's just the "me, me, me" concept.(no this is not how I am). However, walking down a street in Texas I am presented with a blur of technology, people running late for meetings, and no eye contact whatsoever. Here in Australia it seems to me that everyone walks at ease, in no rush, and passes me by with a smile. The states are so focused on the school to the work force route that we tend to lose sight of why we are truly here, to live our lives. Personally from this experience, everyone has a story, and everyone wants to know each other's, so why not share.We are all writing our stories in pen, we all have scratch outs and mark ups, and we are all still learning. Let the pages of the book you're writing unfold.
In one of my classes a couple people were curious of what Texas was really like and basically asking about my story. Well I started telling them how I'm 22, graduate Decemeber of 2014, and so on. I then asked one of the gals about her background. Well, she won the graduating game..17 and graduates COLLEGE next December. My mouth dropped on that one, especially with me not graduating HIGH SCHOOL until I was 18. I then found out that Bond Uni doesn't require you to do your "core" classes (math, English, history, etc.) unless they are geared towards your major. That being said if a person were to take four subjects each tri semester, they would graduate in six terms (two years).
Another person I talked with lived in Egypt for a couple years then traveled to Germany, and is now here. It is really neat to listen and learn about everyone's background. With it you are given a whole new insight to the world around you. For instance, I met a gal on the bus that was 19 and in her second trimester here at Bond. She told me how she was born in Singapore and moved to Australia when she was six. A random fact I found out was that it's illegal to chew gum there. She also informed me of how safe the country is and how they keep their doors unlocked and people just trust each other.
Something I'm finding out about Americans in general is that we are very reserved when it comes to strangers. Yes I am a bubbly person, however I don't open up right away. With every person I have met here they always made sure to introduce themselves, say hi, and just ask about me. I have realized that America has brought an upbringing of selfishness and no one asks about another, it's just the "me, me, me" concept.(no this is not how I am). However, walking down a street in Texas I am presented with a blur of technology, people running late for meetings, and no eye contact whatsoever. Here in Australia it seems to me that everyone walks at ease, in no rush, and passes me by with a smile. The states are so focused on the school to the work force route that we tend to lose sight of why we are truly here, to live our lives. Personally from this experience, everyone has a story, and everyone wants to know each other's, so why not share.We are all writing our stories in pen, we all have scratch outs and mark ups, and we are all still learning. Let the pages of the book you're writing unfold.
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