Important dates:
I and the other students from other parts of the U.S. and Canada participating in the 'Australearn' program will be departing as a group on February 11th, 2008 from L.A. We will go to Cairns for a few days for a program introduction. I will be leaving for Sydney on February 16th. My fist day of classes at the University of Sydney will be March 3 and my last day of finals will be the 28th of June.
Classes!!!:
I was required to choose 8 classes to be chosen from (four are back-ups). They are as follows: (1) Flute lessons with Dr. Alexa Still, (2) Aboriginal Australia: Cultural Journeys, (3) Russian Music History, (4) Musical Worlds of Today, (5) Australian and Asian Music, (6) Film Music, (7) A Global Sound: African Music, and (8) Creative Music Skills.
Money =(
The estimated total cost of one semester in Sydney is about $23,000. I have recieved $3,000 from the Honors College and am still waiting to hear back from three other scholarships I have applied for. Cross your fingers!
Housing:
I have applied for housing on the University of Sydney Campus. I will most likely be living in a five bedroom suite.
