Day 7 wow a week flew by! This was the busiest day of the trip so far. Day started off very early at the US Consulate where we were able to talk with a political and financial officer mostly. We learned there’s five different departments within the consulate and the roles of each one. We also were informed that the younger generations don’t care as much about the alliance between the United States and Australia which could potentially be harmful in the future. We continued

Now that we have moved on from Melbourne to Sydney it is time to look back and reflect on everything we saw, did, and learned there. We had two business visits, lunch with a Clarkson grad, a trip to the US Consulate, a coffeehouse, a brewery tour, a free day, and a trip to the Old Melbourne Gaol. Not too much right? Not for us, we enjoyed every moment of every day, or at least I did. Melbourne is a beautiful city with many sights to see and no way to ever experience it all i

Our experience here in Melbourne has been great. We had a few more professional visits, going to the U.S. Consulate, IBM, DeBella Coffee and touring the Carleton Brewery. The visit to the consulate was pretty interesting, because I wasn’t exactly sure what made a consulate different than an embassy or really what they did there. The political and economic officer that spoke with us said that the only real difference between the embassy in Canberra and the consulate in Melbou

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Here are some excerpts from various students on their overall take concerning Melbourne and Australia so far: Ryan Sheridan: "Melbourne...

Our first full day in Melbourne was certainly a busy one! Our day started with a visit to KPMG's offices a few blocks away from the hotel....

So far I am very pleased with Melbourne overall. The journey here was very quick and painless which I was very happy about because I was...

Just like I had thought, Melbourne is a bigger city with more to see. I have noticed that many of the people here are quite affluent and...

Today we started our visit schedule with a trip across town to DiBella Coffee Roasters. This is a great organization that has a young,...

On Wednesday, our first visit of the day was DiBella Coffee Roasters, a premium roasting and retail shop of coffee. Due to the fact that...

Wednesday: today's visit to DiBella coffee roasters helped me unravel a great mystery and cultural hiccup that's been plaguing me all...

Monday: a great first full day in Australia! We started with a visit to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation--and as a former public...

Today we started off our day by visiting DiBella Coffee. When we first arrived, everyone got to order any type of coffee they wanted. ...

After a solid 10 hours of sleep from an exhausting 27 hours of travel, we started our morning at the DiBella Coffee Corporate Café. When...

Today (Friday here) was a beautiful day – bright sunshine, no clouds, and 70 degrees. A great day to wander around the city to complete...