Because it’s not very often that you can selfie with this guy.

Featherdale Wildlife Park in Sydney
Featherdale Wildlife Park in Sydney

Or with the Opera House.

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The views are amazing, by ground…

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Great Ocean Road

…by air… 

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…or by sea.

The Whitsundays
The Whitsundays

But mostly you’ll fall in love with new people you meet, 

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Cape Tribulation

…new places

Gold Coast
Gold Coast

and new activities.

Tallebudgera Creek, Burleigh Heads National Park
Tallebudgera Creek, Burleigh Heads National Park

You will fall in love with the country.

Street art in Melbourne
Street art in Melbourne

And learn to call Australia your second home.

Kendra Hildebrand is a TEAN program alum and Global Ambassador at Bryant University. She studied abroad with TEAN on the Gold Coast, Australia.