On October 12th I was honoured to receive an international student award from the Governor of South Australia for community engagement. Out of the over 31,000 international students in South Australia, I was chosen for the award, which is a statement that I’m still trying to process!                 The function at which the award was presented was held at Government House, which is this incredible mansion, surrounded by beautiful gardens, in the heart of the city. It’s quite ...more

The Royal Adelaide Show is an annual agricultural fair held in Adelaide, South Australia. It begins on the first Friday of September each year, and runs for 9 days. It is the first spring festival of the State where the spring begins on the 1st of September. It is held at the Adelaide Showground located in Wayville and is attended by thousands. The Royal Show is primarily an opportunity for the State’s farmers to show examples of their livestock. There is horticulture on display with the fres...more

After some hectic times at university, I finally found an opportunity to go and visit the Cleland Wildlife Park during the mid semester break. Cleland Wildlife Park is just 20 minutes away from the Adelaide city centre. The park’s bushland spreads over an area of 35 hectares in a beautiful setting overlooking the Mount Lofty Summit. It is the home for more than 130 species of wildlife. The park is maintained by the Department of Environment, Water & Natural Resources of the Government of ...more

Dear readers, I attended the Governor’s International Farewell Function today. It was fantastic to celebrate the whole year’s hard work with other international students. Congratulations to all the award winners, particularly Bruce, one of our international student ambassadors. I was extremely inspired by the winner of the ‘International Student of the Year’ who has GPA 6.95 out of 7. I had the chance to ask these outstanding international students about their study secrets. ...more

Kayaking and Canoeing are commonly known as Paddling. Kayaking is distinguished from Canoeing by the sitting position of the paddlers and the number of blades on the paddle. A kayak is defined as a boat where the paddlers face forward, legs in front and use double-bladed paddles. Kayaks were originally developed by the Eskimos. They used the kayaks to hunt seals and walruses across the frigid arctic waters.  These first kayaks were constructed from seal skins stretched over a wooden or whalebon...more

  Happy Mid-Autumn Festival! 中秋节快乐！According to Chinese culture, the round moon represents reunion of family members. The festival is also celebrated in other Asian countries too.  Last Sunday 22,000 people came to Elder Park (in the Adelaide CBD) with their family members and friends to share this lovely night with the community. This event was timed to coincide with Adelaide’s OzAsia Festival, an annual Arts and Culture showcase which brings professional performing arti...more

When you’re in Australia, you’re often only there for a limited time, so it’s important to take advantage of the opportunities that come your way to see such a beautiful country! I recently had the opportunity to go on a short trip to the beautiful Flinders Ranges, which certainly lived up to their billing! The ranges were a long bus ride from Adelaide, but we made sure to make several stops along the way, which broke up the drive nicely! We did a beautiful hike on the first day, which bro...more

Our team of Student Ambassadors recently went to the Royal Adelaide Show to take part in the “Celebrity Milk-Off” cow milking competition. It was a great day, and a learning experience, for all of us! We were paired with a small, but spunky, cow named Olivia, who liked to move around a lot during the competition. Olivia was a very pretty cow, and we were lucky to have her! It was the first time milking a cow for everyone on our team, so we were all a little confused as to the best technique ...more