Those Okumo rushed out of the toilet, the giant lizard in the backyard, the kangaroo passing by the door and the mole jumping into the balcony were not alarmist.
But none of this will erase the good impression Australia has left on tourists and international students.
University of Sydney
Master of Media Practice: Kiki
"I have to say that the University of Sydney really occupies a good geographical position, and the high rent and expensive transportation fees I have to accept are really speechless."
Hmm ... This classmate can't swear. How can you talk about traffic in Sydney like this? I thought people gave you benefits before!
Kiki said that the opal card is the last thing she wants to vomit: "Why do you charge 17 dollars for going in and out of the airport?" Why? "
As an international student without a car, Sydney's subway transportation system has also refreshed Kiki's cognition.
Speaking of Sydney's transportation system, the former Minister of Transport encouraged everyone to buy opal cards, which are bearer bus cards, subway cards and ferry cards.
The policy of free brushing eight times a week has made people all over Sydney buy it.
But just last winter, the conversation suddenly changed this policy.
Now you can only enjoy half the price of the next ticket if you spend eight times in Sydney, but the policy of $2.50 to go anywhere on Sunday still exists.
Er … classmate, let's talk about your study and life at school!
Speaking of studying abroad, Kiki said that she had never experienced the life of an international student that she had heard of before in Australia!
"What about the party every day? What about the homework that can be passed easily? Besides the blue sky in Australia, it gives me the courage to live on time every day. I think I'm going to be depressed. "
Well ... well, it turns out that you should be careful when making friends before going abroad. Everyone in foreign universities should know that it is easier to get in than to get out.
Although there are only four classes a week, the things to be done before and after class are no less than the high-intensity curriculum arrangement in China!
"Our course is like this. We major in four courses a semester, almost four courses a week. Some courses will have both lectures and tutoring, so there will be one or two more classes that week. "
"But as students majoring in media, most of our courses are based on practice. A class is usually 2 hours, and some intensive classes will increase to 6 hours. After that class, my head was dizzy. "
It sounds like Kiki's homework is not very busy, but they have a lot of homework!
According to her and her classmates' rough statistics, their major basically has papers with the word 1500+ a week, bi-weekly demonstrations, plus various projects ... "
Well, it's really difficult to calculate so carefully. After all, I study other people's languages, so I should often go out for interviews. I must have met a lot of difficulties, right?
"There are too many difficulties before and after the interview. If you have language problems, you can also prepare in advance for fear of encountering uncooperative interviewees.
Before, I made an interview with a staff member of Surry Hills Library. It was agreed that I would take the interview machine to the library that night.
But the manager suddenly said, "I don't want to answer your question today."
I was dumbfounded at that time, because without her interview, I couldn't go to the next step of that project at all.
Later, a staff member was temporarily coordinated to complete the interview, which took several days to go back and forth.
As a student, I am also embarrassed to disturb their work often. After all, I just want to finish my homework.
But I also hope that they can understand the difficulties of students. "
How about eating in Sydney?
Glebe, opposite the University of Sydney, don't eat too much. Clipper café is open from 7 am to 6 pm every day. Not in his Benedict. It's delicious!
This shop is run by Nepalese, and the waitress is very beautiful and has a good attitude. His signature baked egg is also recommended. If you like tomatoes, you must try them!
By the way, there are really many delicious foods in Forever. There is a vegetarian restaurant on the side of the road, which is delicious. His house is super artistic!
When it comes to food, Sydney is the most, followed by Melbourne and Brisbane. I have been to Darwin, Keynes, Adelaide, Tasmania and Perth, but there are many restaurants in China in Perth. Darwin only has four or five Chinese restaurants, such as Chen Zhi Kitchen and Longfeng Restaurant, which are not delicious, and Tasmania is even worse. Keynes, Brisbane has many Japanese. There are more Koreans in Melbourne. China has the largest population, so you can live in a China area where you can't speak English. Gucci, an Australian luxury, is cheaper than Europe, so it can be used in buy buy. When the exchange rate is below 5, Australian goods are still attractive. Don't believe incall and outcall of people near WeChat, most of them are deceptive. The porn industry is developed, especially for female students in the international student circle. Open your mouth, open your legs and make a lot of money. Korean MM sells a lot. There are more Japanese girls in Sydney. Don't offend Vietnamese in Vietnam, but Vietnamese rice noodles and Vietnamese steamed buns are still good. Want to integrate into the local community? Watch AFL, cricket and TV programs. If you really like it, congratulations. If you force yourself to like it, you are awesome. It's normal not to like it.
Little friends who like to take pictures will never regret it.
"As the largest city in Australia, the hearsay that Sydney is full of China people and carefree really gives us too many distractions."
I hope that the real personal experience of this international student from Sydney can inspire you who are interested in Sydney or the University of Sydney.
University of Queensland
Master of applied finance: Zhang
When applying for a school, Zhang also applied for several universities in the eight universities. After weighing the human environment, cost of living and cost performance, he finally chose the University of Queensland.
Although Brisbane is the third largest city in Australia, it is still "rural" compared with Sydney and Melbourne.
CBD is not as prosperous as Sydney and Melbourne, but you can still buy most of what you want, although sparrows are small and complete.
There are many resorts in Queensland. The climate is warm and sunny all the year round, and the winter is generally above ten degrees.
Brisbane, the capital of Queensland, has less population than big cities. Because of this, the pace of life in Bucun is relatively slow.
Many port village residents will drag their small yachts to the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast for sunbathing and fishing on weekends.
If you study in Bucun, you can often go to the Gold Coast to see the blue sky, white clouds and the sea.
Zhang said that she really felt that the port village was very nice and the people were very simple.
Before going to Melbourne, Sydney, I could see someone smoking while walking on the street or crossing the street directly, but Bucun had never seen such a situation (Zhang may not have seen it).
Zhang said that if she had to choose again, she would definitely go to Bucun!
What about studying? What's life like studying at the University of Queensland?
"When studying abroad, it is quite necessary to talk about it. Nowadays, many people may say that studying abroad is expensive online, that is, spending money to buy a diploma.
I think it depends on the attitude of the schools and individuals who apply. At least from the perspective of my friends and me, the Eighth National Congress is not so easy to "mix".
There are more than one or two friends who have been delayed by failing grades. If you just ask for it, it is ok to listen to the class carefully and do your homework carefully.
If you really want to learn something and get high marks, you need more autonomous learning.
Moreover, the experience of studying abroad is not only to get academic qualifications, but to broaden one's horizons and increase one's knowledge. If you just don't want to fool around abroad every day, life is really easy.
I think one of the difficulties I encountered when I was studying was language and the other was professional knowledge.
The first difficulty should be experienced by many international students. Because of poor English, I can't understand in class and do my homework slowly.
Language problems can only be overcome slowly, forcing yourself to listen more, see more and speak more.
If you don't understand in class, go home and listen to the tape several times. Homework will not casually check the information or ask the teacher to ask the tutor to ask the classmates. Just get used to the English context.
The second difficulty is the difficulty in professional knowledge. Because I changed my major and have no relevant professional background, I have never been exposed to courses, but there is no shortcut to learning, so I just hope I can look up more information and ask more questions online. "
Sleepwalkers, this kind of heartfelt words, only real "Queensland experiencers" can say it!
Only when you really experience how difficult it is to learn a language can you know how difficult it is to write a paper, even in the morning in the library, it is not so hazy at all.
Curtin University
Bachelor of Finance: Li Tongxue.
"On the first day I arrived in Perth, I deeply doubted my life. It was over 40 degrees that day, and then did Australians misunderstand the air conditioning? Why don't you turn on the air conditioner? "
Perth is said to be a place where no one is seen by car for three hours. Sleep with it open. You can eat in Perth.
"And the strangest thing is, someone will suddenly scold you when you walk on the street, and then walk away.
what can I do? I'm desperate, too. I sometimes talk back, maybe because my face is too fierce and they dare not come up and hit me. Hahahaha (wry smile). "
This is a little awkward. However, Li Tongxue believes that the Australian people are really free.
"I remember when I was running on the side of the road, drivers would roll down the glass to help me refuel while waiting for the red light, and give me a compliment when leaving ..."
What's the experience of living in Australia? After all, the stories of these three students are also "others'" life experiences.
Maybe when you really set foot on that land, you will gradually find it different, and you may also dig out more "truths" about studying in Australia.