"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.
