Thoughts from abroad...

"ZED-ACH" Daniel in the Australian Outback- “no rules, just right.”

Zach Daniel, Steds junior, is studying in “down under” Australia. Let’s hear what’s going on in the land of koalas, kangaroos and kookaburra birds…

St. Ed: Is Australia a lot like going to Canada but just longer to get there, warmer and prettier?

Daniel: Definitely. They just say "cheers" instead of "eh" and ride kangaroos instead of moose. They still spell things wrong here, like “colour”, and if that wasn’t enough, they have different alphabet letters. Here, the letter “Z” is ZED, and so, my name is not ZED-ACH.

St. Ed: Could you describe the Australian education model? Is it similar to that of the U.S., demanding, rigorous and competitive? 

Daniel: Australia’s educational model can be embodied by Outback’s restaurants slogan…”no rules, just right.”

St. Ed: Speaking of the Outback, do they have Outback restaurants in Australia?

Daniel: The state that I'm in (Western Australia), doesn't have one, but they have 7 in a state that I'll be in! Soooo, throw some shrimp on the barbie matey!

St Ed: What do you miss from home?

Daniel: I miss... Chipotle, Whataburger (a Texas thing), ESPN, and driving on the right and CORRECT side of the road. But the one thing I miss the most is St. Ed's. I miss my Steds family- a shoutout to all my brothers and even the freshmen I haven't met yet, Father Ralph- dopest rector on campus by far, and Maem- my mom away from home. I miss NDH and would kill for some good stir-fry.

Really? But he’s can at a REAL Outback??!!! Oh, well… thoughts from abroad.