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From Our Travelling Students

Postcards from our travelling students telling fantastic tales of far off places . . .

by Joëlle Michaud, 2009-2010 Articling Student

He handed me a Vegemite sandwich…

I’ve had a terrific time in Australia and I still can’t believe how fast the five months have gone by. Our home base, Melbourne, is a vibrant city famous for the many little lanes that run through it, where you can find various cafés, restaurants, shops, pubs as well as hidden night clubs. It’s very European.

In October, we took a break from school and travelled to Fiji for a 10 day island hopping trip. It was more beautiful than words can describe. A week later, we escaped once again to the picturesque “Red Centre”. During this 4 day trek through the Outback we saw a canyon and various rock formations including Uluru, the big red rock featured on most postcards. We slept in swags (portable bedrolls) under the stars, which are by far more numerous in the southern hemisphere.

After writing our last exam in mid-November, we were off again. We rented a campervan to travel along the Great Ocean Road, a very scenic drive along the limestone cliffs of the South-East Coast of Australia. Following this, we flew north from Melbourne to Cairns to journey south along the East Coast of Australia, ending our trip in Sydney where I met up with my office buddy Tamar for an afternoon at the famous Bondi beach.

During this trip I discovered Australia’s wildlife and varying climates: from the birds and crocodiles of the Daintree rainforest, to the beautiful tropical islands of the Whitsunday’s, to the multicoloured fish and sea creatures of the Great Barrier Reef (I might have seen one of Nemo’s relatives), and the list goes on. Along the way, I also discovered that I’m not a very good surfer.

by Bridget Gilbride, 2009-2010 Articling Student

The postcard is a little on the old side, but it is one of the few I could find picturing the campus of UCT (University of Cape Town). The building pictured here is right beside the law building! I'm not sure I've seen a prettier campus! The term here is over and I will be coming home to Vancouver soon. Hopefully I'll see you soon. Say hello to my fellow students.

by Tariq Ahmed, 2008-2009 Articling Student

I'm a little behind with my postcards. Tanger has come and gone for me. I'm about to leave Tetonan and head south to Chefchaouen. Hopefully I'll get a chance to trek up one of the mountains there. While having coffee a few minutes ago, I was lucky enough to speak with a police officer here about, among other things, the law here. So far travels have been great. Hope your summers are going well and look forward to seeing you in the Fall.