Couple of things to note: I am studying in Melbourne, Australia (pronounced MEL-BEN)The date of my post reads February 23rd, 2019. In the USA we format the date as (MM/DD/YYYY). However, in Australia, it is formatted as (DD/MM/YYYY). Also, I am a whopping 16 hours ahead, so although the post date states Friday the 22nd, [...]
Hello friends, my name is Snow White (yes, like the Disney princess) and I studied abroad in Melbourne, Australia at Deakin University in the fall of 2015. I am a cell and molecular biology major and currently a senior just about to graduate. During my time in Australia the political climate was a bit calmer [...]
It’s been just about 2 months since I’ve been here in Australia. Time really does fly by! With this post, I wanted to take some time to rewind and look back at an experience that really helped me transition into life in Australia. During my time here I have made a number of friends, all [...]
With every problem comes a solution or at least an attempt to solve the problem. The last medaussie post focused on the how obesity has become a problem in both the U.S. and Australia, but not on what is being done about it. This begs the question “What is being done about obesity?” This post [...]
Every year, tobacco use costs the United States healthcare system nearly $170 billion in direct medical costs for the treatment of smoking related illnesses (Xu, Bishop, Kennedy, Simpson, & Pechacek, 2015). As a result, an increasing emphasis has been placed on funding preventative campaigning that encourages individuals to abstain from smoking tobacco products. In addition, [...]
