{"id":7162,"date":"2019-05-24T12:34:54","date_gmt":"2019-05-24T02:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/qut-exchange-students\/?p=7162"},"modified":"2020-12-03T12:01:53","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T02:01:53","slug":"live-an-all-american-life-in-alabama","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.qut.edu.au\/gone-global\/2019\/05\/24\/live-an-all-american-life-in-alabama\/","title":{"rendered":"Live an all American life in Alabama"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sam C. Bachelor of Business\/ Bachelor of Law (Honours)
\n<\/em><\/strong>University of Alabama (Semester 2, 2018)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Going to the University of Alabama on exchange was one of the most enriching experiences of my life. Stepping into a completely different culture and having the opportunity to be there for a prolonged period of time and truly immerse yourself is something that I had always aspired to do since I graduated high school. Being given that chance on exchange I was determined to take full advantage of everything that was offered to me and do my absolute best to get everything out of the experience. Right from the beginning of my exchange I adopted an open mindset in terms of participating in activities that were out of my comfort zones. I feel that this accompanied by an outgoing personality allowed me to quickly find my feet relatively and begin to develop friendships.<\/p>\n

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UoA!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

On one of my first nights in Alabama myself and the other Australian I was with met a group of people who, unbeknownst to us at the time, would ultimately become our best friends on the exchange. With true Southern hospitality, these people ended up inviting us to their respective houses in Baton Rouge, Chicago, South Carolina and Tennessee at different times throughout the semester. Befriending local students also allowed me to truly experience the culture of the host university and have an authentic exchange experience.<\/p>\n

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Game days are a highlight<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

As our exchange unfolded I ended up meeting people from all different facets of the University and it truly felt that I had created a whole new friendship group, one removed from the one that I previously had back in Australia. For me this was probably the best thing about exchange and the thing that I miss the most being back in Brisbane. Overall, I would highly recommend exchange to everyone who is considering because there is no other experience like it!<\/p>\n

Some of my favourite activities from<\/p>\n

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