Why come to the all the way to the land down under? The weather, the ocean spray, surf or better yet, surfers!, the opera house, sense of adventure? The reason I am here is, I want to celebrate New Year’s on the beach and UNSW - University of New South Wales, I am here to do my master’s degree. Many Australian universities are among the top 100 worlds best universities; UNSW is in the first 50! It gets better; it's much easier to apply to Australian universities and you get your response within a month. As For European universities because there is a constant demand classes are crowded, courses are more expensive, you might not find a spot in the course/university you want. Whereas in Australia you are most welcome as an international student.
So what will you find when you come down? Strangely little bit of Europe but mostly America... How the city is planned, the urban lifestyle, architecture, the weather is more similar to U.S rather than Europe and it even smells like the U.S... I was expecting a more European style because of it's colonial past, I was surprised; well the traffic is from the "wrong" side...
"Tell us more about the awesome weather", I almost can hear you say... For one thing, it was snowing in Istanbul when I came to the brilliant Sydney summer; changing seasons that harsh is tough. And the sun is so much different the Mediterranean sun, 10 minutes in the sun and you turn into KFC. The sun is highly dangerous you must use protection always. Oh and the beaches! Sydney has many beaches, big, small, in the city, a little drive away... My favourites are Manly and Bondi so far, they are the most popular I must admit. Manly is the one where they have the surfing competitions. I think Cyprus & France -Cannes in particular has the best Mediterranean beaches but the part Europeans must be jealous of is that Sydney beaches are so clean! No plastic bags in the sea or broken glass on the shore! I envy their common sense; Australians care for the environment! As we are on the topic, I should mention that they have been working on their "urban sustainability" very seriously. Whereas big European cities are busy just being bored, especially Paris; ask any Parisian.
And I probably should mention the ocean pools as well! These pools are ideal if the weather is windy and the ocean is being rough. They are mostly built around beaches -Bondi has one- they are filled with fresh ocean water and they are also the best way to avoid sharks and jellyfish. I think the best one is in Domain which you can access walking through the Royal Botanic Gardens and it's a very nice walk...
I will try to cover Sydney in many aspects; I will share observations and experiences so stay tuned for more on Sydney as well as best fashion tips, latest mobile phones and everything else that could link my world to yours...
Love and kisses -Zeps from 9,294 miles away!
PS: This one is for my non-Turkish speaking friends, you can find the Turkish version here... Thank you!
Dostlar bu seferkini ecnebiler de okusun garipler dedim, Türkçesi için buradan buyuralım... Teşekkürler!
