I will shortly be departing on my adventure to the “Down Unda’”. That’s right folks, I’ll be spending the next 4 or so months in Sydney, Australia doing a study & intern abroad program. I’ll be taking classes like Business of the Pacific Rim, Understanding Australia from a Sociological Perspective, and a class to integrate into Australian business culture during my internship. Whilst studying I’ll be interning at Advanced Surgical Design and Manufacture (ASDM). I’m not quite sure what I’ll be doing there yet, and probably won’t until I show up for my first day of work. I’ll keep you posted as I undertake duties.
I’m very excited for the transition to living in another country and adapting to another culture and their way of life. Of course, I will miss all of my friends and family here in the states, but to help soften the blow of that pain, I’ll be keeping in touch with Skype. I have already purchased the plan where I have unlimited calling to the US, and will shortly be acquiring an online number through which all of you guys can call me through, without having to pay international calling fees. Wow, is the internet great or what!
I’ll be trying to post regularly while I’m gone, to keep everybody up to date. For reference, Sydney is 15 hours ahead of the Central Time Zone in the US, so if I don’t answer your call, make sure you’re not trying to call me at 3am! I’ll also be trying to post pictures regularly on Flickr, and I’ll have a dedicated group for all of my Australia pictures.
I’ll also be posting mailing information for those of you who would like to send me stuff while I’m gone. I would much appreciate receiving things from you guys, it’ll really cheer me up!

I leave at 9:00 am central time from Milwaukee, WI on August 25th. If I don’t see you before I leave, I look forward to seeing you after Christmas (I get back on the 21st of December) and catching up.

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008 @ 10:46 pm Australia, Blogging, Travels
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