
The Shining City Upon a Hill (Americas week 5)
On Saturday afternoon we touched down in Washington DC. Being the political nerds that most of us are, we were very excited to be in the heart of the political world. We arrived at The
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On Saturday afternoon we touched down in Washington DC. Being the political nerds that most of us are, we were very excited to be in the heart of the political world. We arrived at The

Our two weeks in London were enjoyable but equally jam-packed, so it’s fair to say the group boarded the flight to Copenhagen with an added sense of enthusiasm knowing we were headed to one of

After a four-and-a-half-hour flight and a few delays later we touched down in Chi-town! As we drove through to our accommodation in the downtown area, some were blasting Kanye West’s “Homecoming” in our headphones, other

Our second week in London kicked off with a train journey to Andover, a small town located in Hampshire, west of London. We had been invited to lunch by Sarah Basden, daughter of Mannkal founder

Our alarms were set for 4am for a packed flight from San Francisco to LA. As soon as we touched down and navigated through the chaos of LAX, we toured around Hollywood, following the trail

After an incredibly enjoyable week in Hong Kong, we packed our bags and boarded a flight to London. Upon arrival, we were greeted to our first taste of the European winter – lashing wind, rain

The tone for San Francisco was set when we cruised into week two in a self-driving Tesla. We flew into San Fran in the afternoon catching a glimpse of the beautiful city and terrain, which

The USA study tour was off to a wild start in Bozeman, Montana. As we touched down into Bozeman airport, the city scapes of our stopovers in New York and Los Angeles were replaced with

We kicked off the week at the Lion Rock Institute, hosted by Michael Ko, Executive Director, and Anson Leung who gave us an overview of the current socio-political tensions in Hong Kong. We were also

High on the list of the younger generation’s concerns, is the ‘messiness’ of Western Australia’s local governments. Because local government is ‘closer to the people’, one expects it to be more accountable and more respected,