
June 14, 2010 at 5:51 UTC | By Lauren Smith
I never thought I would learn so much about the Australian culture by working at a pub in the city. There really is no better way to meet and get to know locals than being around them in an element where they feel the most comfortable. I have been working at a pub called The [...]

April 5, 2010 at 12:55 UTC | By Lauren Smith
Melbourne, which is pronounced Melbin, is the second largest city in Australia and has a lot to offer. I just got back from a nice 3 day visit in Melbourne and absolutely loved the city. My best friend Lexy, who was visiting from New York City, and I went to visit my friend Rhodri and [...]

February 22, 2010 at 1:46 UTC | By Lauren Smith
Overall the transition of moving to the other side of the world has gone quite smoothly and with minimum disruption and confusion. This is all disregarding the language barrier that I speak of in my blog “How to Speak Australian: Lingo and Tips to Understand the Aussies.” Other than that there are only a few [...]

February 2, 2010 at 3:52 UTC | By Lauren Smith
I thought moving to Australia was going to be a cake walk since we do share a common language called “English.” I couldn’t have been more more wrong thanks to their accents, which can be very difficult to understand, and their ridiculous lingo aka made up words. Keeping up with the Aussies can be hard [...]

January 27, 2010 at 2:59 UTC | By Lauren Smith
When I first came to Australia I was expecting very lax alcohol and drinking laws and the beer to inexpensively flow like water. I was under the impression that Aussies were kind of lushes and just assumed it was because it was cheap and readily available, such as Mexico. This is not the case unfortunately [...]

January 6, 2010 at 1:38 UTC | By Lauren Smith
The moment I finally arrived in Sydney I knew right away I had chosen the correct location for my upcoming adventures in the new year. Once my friend Rhodri arrived we took a taxi to the his friend’s apartment in Coogee Bay, where I would be staying for the first week. By 4 pm I [...]

January 2, 2010 at 10:53 UTC | By Lauren Smith
This past week has been insane due to the holidays and unexpected visitors in town; I have literally been all over the place. Christmas was spent with my immediate family, parents and brother, and was very laid back. This was amazing for me considering how stressed out I had been about finally getting packed. I [...]

November 6, 2009 at 4:19 UTC | By Lauren Smith
When I tell people that I will be moving to Australia at the end of the year they all ask, “Why?” My answer, as it is to many things is, Why not? I really want to continue traveling and seeing the world and I am excited to be able to see this region while working. [...]