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

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

Our first company visit, KPMG, was a rather informative and well-prepared visit. Just like I noticed in my first blog post, the people...

Where do I start! I will try to explain the best I can without jumping around too much, but there is a lot to talk about. The journey to...

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....

Melbourne - a very different city than Adelaide, is giving the students an opportunity to experience the eclectic nature of the culture...

My initial impression of Melbourne……wow, this is a city! As we were driving into the city, I was instantly amazed at the beauty of the...

Today, we had the privilege of visiting the U.S. Consulate here in Australia! After that visit, we engaged in a scavenger hunt that took...