Canberra is the capital of Australia. Melbourne and Sydney were arguing about which one should be the capital, so they chose to intentionally create a capital city. They used the bush (forest) as the forefront of the city. There was a contest for whose proposed design for the city would work the best. They created the city with the government in mind. There are 3 main areas of Canberra. I live in Belconnen in a neighborhood called “Bruce.” The main city is called Civic. I haven’t been there yet, but that’s where you can get a famous “freakshake” at a café called Patissez. The other area is called Tuggeranong. I haven’t heard a lot about that yet. You can’t see much of the city from the roads because of all the trees. The answer is yes, we see kangaroos regularly on campus and whenever we go hiking. The people here are very welcoming and friendly. We live about a 5 minute walk to Westfield mall which has everything we could ever want (as if we have money to buy anything above essentials). Our gym is Club Lime which is part of the Canberra International Sports and Aquatic Centre (CISAC), and it’s only about a 7 minute walk away. The University of Canberra campus is a 15-20 minute walk. We also live close to a pretty lake that’s nice to walk around. Everything we need is close enough that we can walk to it which is really nice. It’s much drier here than Iowa in the middle of summer. I feel like I’m always thirsty and need to put on more chap stick, but it’s also nice not to have humidity. We have TV’s in our rooms which is nice. We get to watch some familiar shows like Ellen, Gilmore Girls, and Friends. We’re trying to save money on food, doing laundry ourselves, and walking instead of busing. Overall, I think I’ll like Canberra. It has the city and the mountains nearby. It has trees and shopping malls. It has ice cream shops and an awesome gym. It has a nice sense of a balanced life. It’s in a nice location because there are several places we want to go that aren’t too far to travel. The environment is a nice place to live and fit into for the next four months.
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