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What motivated you to participate in an overseas experience?

I think an exchange for me was a great learning experience because there is a different culture while going overseas and it was a good excuse to do a bit of travel [too].听For example, throughout the semester, as well as afterwards, we travelled within America, and specifically California, San Francisco and LA; just to see how the big cities operated was incredible.听

Then, after [my] Exchange finished, [going] interstate in America was pretty awesome!听Like for example, going to Texas and trying Texas Barbecue was very unique. I think that first bite of the brisket was the best bite I鈥檝e ever had.听In general, it was really a great opportunity just to learn a different culture.

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Which study period did you go overseas in?

I went overseas on exchange in Semester 2, 2023.

The Study Period corresponded quite well with the Study Period in Australia. I had a bit of a longer break during the middle of the year, and then worked a tiny bit longer than the students in Australia if they [had] completed their Semester 2 studies.

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Why did you choose the University of California, Davis (Law)?

UC Davis鈥� If you want the honest opinion of why I chose UC Davis, it was kind of random because I was on the Study Overseas website and I saw a bunch of different exchange options. I saw the word, 鈥楥alifornia鈥� and I was like, 鈥榦h my gosh, California would be just completely incredible鈥�!

So, I didn鈥檛 look into the academics of UC Davis or really like where it was actually located in California鈥� I just saw California and knew that it鈥檚 quite an incredible place in terms of economy, having San Francisco and LA, as well as a lot of cool beaches as well. It kind of persuaded me to go to UC Davis.

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What was the highlight of your exchange experience?

The highlight of my exchange experience was meeting people who are now really close friends from all around the world.听I [now] have quite close friends from Pakistan, from Denmark and the UK, and other places as well.听Hopefully we鈥檒l stay in contact, and I mean, learning about the different cultures, not only in the US but also in the countries where the other Exchange people are from was pretty incredible.

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What was the biggest takeaway from your experience?

Well, I think the biggest takeaway was in the fraternity that I joined. There were a number of events that we did throughout the semester, and everyone became a lot closer throughout the semester. So, I think the takeaway of doing events to bring people closer together and create a really positive culture is quite impactful.

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What is something you wish you knew before going overseas?

I wish I knew how expensive California was!

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Do you have one piece of advice you would tell other people who are going on exchange?

I have two pieces of advice鈥�

One piece of advice is with finances and trying to pay for the exchange. I think renting out my room was a good option for me because it was effectively like a swap. I would rent out my room in Adelaide and then I would rent a room in California and there wasn鈥檛 too much of a difference between the two in terms of price.

And the last piece of advice is to probably ask yourself, 鈥淲hat do you have to lose by going on exchange?鈥� I think there鈥檚 a lot more to gain than to lose. I mean鈥� I had a great experience!

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