It is a little over a week into my exchange and I am having an amazing time! When I arrived
at the airport in Melbourne on January 17 after almost two days of traveling, I was greeted by my fellow exchange student Chloe, her two sisters and her parents. Once we got to their house, I quickly settled in and felt at home right away.

The next day we drove up to a beautiful house in Nagambie, a small town one and a half hours away from their house in Balwyn, Melbourne. Since then, we have been relaxing by the river, waterskiing, tubing and having a blast. I’ve tried new foods since I’ve been here, like Tim Tams (a delicious chocolate cookie treat) and Vegemite (a spread which I don’t really like).

I’ve even been lucky enough to see many kangaroos! I am excited to meet Chloe’s school friends and see what school is like here. All in all, this has been an amazing experience and I can’t believe how fast it is going already.

– Danielle Cutler ’18, Exchange Student at Carey Baptist Grammar School