Semester on the Gold Coast - Bond University

Studying at Bond University is something I will never forget. The school itself had the most beautiful campus I'd ever been on. I was so excited to wake up every morning and walk around campus. It is quiet during the week with so many good spots to study, inside and outside areas. There were many opportunities to attend events and meet other students. I always felt safe on campus whether it was super late at night or just by myself. The facilities and classes are great, and professors are helpful. I would love to go back and finish my schooling there if I had the opportunity.

Thanks to CISabroad, I was able to spend 4 amazing months in Australia! Getting the chance to study abroad is an opportunity of a lifetime. CISabroad has a variety of different destinations, and there were so many places I had considered before choosing a semester on the Gold Coast. My advisor helped me through the process, provided scholarships, and made me even more excited for the journey I was about to embark upon. The team is dedicated to making sure you are safe, happy, and getting the most out of your experience. So, in the Fall of 2018, I left to Gold Coast, Australia, and had the best time of my life. The program includes many excursions that immerse you into the new culture, and they made me feel like a true Aussie! I made so many new friends at Bond University, and many new memories that'll last a lifetime. CISabroad made the transition to Australia, and back, as smooth as possible. I would go back to the Gold Coast in a second. Choosing CISabroad was the best decision I've ever made!

My experience abroad started off being star struck in the Great Barrier Reef in early September of 2018. After a few months at Bond Uni, the Gold Coast and Australia were feeling more like home and less like a dream world, but still just as beautiful and opportunistic. That pretty much lead me to one of my biggest takeaways from the whole trip. Now that I am back home where I have lived my entire life in New Hampshire, I'm realizing all the beauty around me right here, that I hadn't for the first 20 years of my life! Studying abroad brought a tremendously positive light into my life that allowed me to see the true beauty around me and makes me eager to chat with everyone and learn new stories, go on new experiences and live life to the max! It made me realize their is more opportunity in this world then I have time, which just motivates me to go for it and take the adventures and opportunities when their presented. I had no idea what I would get out of this abroad experience, but now looking back, I wouldn't trade that semester for the world. I grew and developed so much as a person and have been given such a wonderful opportunity from CISabroad and Bond Uni. I'm hope to continue traveling, learning, and creating relationships for many decades to come and it's all in thanks to my abroad experience!