{"id":5663,"date":"2019-01-11T14:24:42","date_gmt":"2019-01-11T04:24:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/?p=5663"},"modified":"2019-01-11T15:14:25","modified_gmt":"2019-01-11T05:14:25","slug":"canada-eh-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/2019\/01\/11\/canada-eh-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Canada Eh?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Georgia Christie, Bachelor of Science\/Bachelor of Laws<\/strong><\/em>
\nThe University of Calgary, Canada (Semester 1, 2018)
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I arrived in Calgary on the 1st of January and could n\"\"<\/a>ot believe the amount of snow that was covering the city; I found out later that Calgary had a massive cold snap in the days leading up to NYE with temperatures dropping to -30\u00b0C. So, I was quite terrified and unsure how I’d survive an entire winter. However, you do get used to the cold and start thinking that -5\u00b0C days are warm days.<\/p>\n

The University of Calgary was quite different to QUT. Classes are not recorded and I even had a political science prof (lecturer) who did not upload any slides online, so if you missed a class you missed a whole heap of content. The university is very focused on sports, and as a student you get access to the gym and all the sporting facilities. During the winter semester, it\u2019s all about hockey and there are plenty of games you can go watch. There\u2019s also the Olympic Oval which was the ice-skating rink used in the 1988 Winter Olympics and it is open for public use.<\/p>\n

I stayed in residence at Cascade Hall for the semester and this was where most exchange students stayed, so there were always other international students around. This also meant that I spent most of my time with other exchange students rather than Canadians.<\/p>\n

My exchange experience was incredible and I experienced so many uniquely Canadian things. At first, Tim Hortons is a very confusing concept: it\u2019s not a caf\u00e9 and it\u2019s not fast food but somewhere in the middle but after a while, Timmies becomes a staple for all road trips, ski days and early morning classes.<\/p>\n

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The Rocky Mountains are only a short drive away from Calgary and this is where I really enjoyed the North American winter. Alberta is\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 home to many world-class ski resorts and I was lucky enough to ski and even try snowboarding at a lot of them. It is definitely easier to enjoy the Rockies by getting a car and exploring all the mountain villages. Banff and Jasper are very popular towns with great nightlife, food, hikes and of course skiing. I highly recommend driving up the Icefields parkway from Banff to Jasper, it is truly one of the most beautiful drives in the whole world.<\/p>\n

Canadians really live up to the stereotype of being very nice people and they love Australians, so it wasn\u2019t difficult to feel at home in Calgary. I was shocked at how country Calgary is, there is always country music playing at clubs\/bars and people actually wear cowboy hats and boots around.<\/p>\n

Without a doubt, the best part of exchange is the people you meet. I met many other exchange students, Canadians and people from all over the world who were travelling Canada. The people I became friends with on exchange are friends for life and I can\u2019t wait to visit them all again. After my semester was over, I travelled around Canada, New York and California for a month. I definitely recommend travelling to eastern Canada because it is so different from Calgary or Vancouver, so you miss out on the full Canadian experience if you just stay on the west coast.<\/p>\n

My exchange experience was by far the best thing I have ever done and I can\u2019t wait to go back to Alberta again one day.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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