What to Expect as a foreign exchange student in Australia?

My friend studied there for a semester. It is pretty cool. Newcastle is where he went and he had a blast. When you study abroad you take very minimal classes. My friend only had class 2 days a week. It is basically a looooong vacation. It costs a lot of money for all of the expenses but I am sure it is worth it.

Expect a lot of beach and partying (if you're into that sort of thing)

Hey Australia's pretty cool, were all pretty laid back.

Well school goes from 8:30 - 3:00, most school only have 6 periods and 6 subjects a day (the most is 8 at other schools). We get 2 lunch breaks, and homework depends on the subjects you take and the school you go to. School starts in January and finishes a couple of weeks before christmas, but we have 4 school terms which are 9-10 weeks and holidays in between those term (usually 1-3 weeks depends on the school again).

There's heaps of great places in Australia - Brisbane, Sydney, Newcastle, Melbourne, Cairns, Canberra. It really depends what your looking for, if you looking for more of a beach thing Sydney, Newcastle is better. Or amazing city's would be Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane! Well that's all i can really think of, hope i helped a bit! :) oh and no we don't ride kangaroo's to school

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