Cela - Your link to the weather page was very useful. It appears to very similar weather conditions compared to where I'm from, so whatever snow or humidity they throw at me should be fine.
I'm currently attending a college that is situated in a very rural area, so being in or near a culture diverse city would be great. I actually don't like cities too much, but living near or in one for a semester or two would be fine. It would be a great experience as well.
You're right about everyone being friendly everywhere. (what was I thinking) Some places tend to have more rude people, but I won't have to worry about that I don't think.
I think what I meant about Australia being similar was the culture. Like Jae began to mention.
Jae - I like hearing that Australia has the same clothing brands and TV shows. I also love hearing the differences in humor and slang.
I'm not looking to spend much money at all. So, your tip about the East coast will be a great deciding factor. Tasmania sounds great too though. I actually never knew there was that little island there until just now (google maps).
I knew it was big just not that big. Like I mentioned earlier, the weather seems quite similar to where I'm from, which I had no idea of. I see one of the first colleges you mentioned was Melbourne. I picked up a brochure for Melbourne which sparked my motivation to study in Australia. I will definitely look into that college as well as the others you've mentioned much more.
Ahh. I also see that that one US dollar= 1.10424028 Australian dollars. That shouldn't be a problem then. Would you know if most Americans convert their cash when they get there?
Thank you so much for your help! This information is really helpful and it gets me thinking about it which is really good.
Thanks guys.
Zack
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