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Hey guys, for a quick background feel free to check my last blog post.
To sum it up I'll be studying abroad this next semester (July-Nov) and I was wondering if any students there are looking for a flatmate for that time period. I know it's sort of a long shot, so I understand if there aren't any takers, but I would rather live with some Australians than with the other study abroad people (although that should be fun too).
Please post/pm if you think this could work out and we can talk further.
I'm getting very excited, only 3 months till I'm on the other side of the world!
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My brother's got a place in kensington so if a spot opens up I'll pm you the details.
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but I would rather live with some Australians than with the other study abroad people (although that should be fun too).
I can't help you with a place to live, but as a teacher who has seen many many exchange students come through the school, go live with the natives. You will have a much better time, and much better experience (9 times out of 10) than living with other exchange students. You will avoid the angsty homesickness from others, and the clique forming that invariably happens.
You could also check the university website / craigslist.
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TL meetup at Sanchez/Scarecrow's gogo 
On April 08 2010 11:38 Manifesto7 wrote:Show nested quote +but I would rather live with some Australians than with the other study abroad people (although that should be fun too).
I can't help you with a place to live, but as a teacher who has seen many many exchange students come through the school, go live with the natives. You will have a much better time, and much better experience (9 times out of 10) than living with other exchange students. You will avoid the angsty homesickness from others, and the clique forming that invariably happens. You could also check the university website / craigslist.
o.O
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Yo I go to UNSW but don't live there. I'd love to go to a TL meet up!
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On April 08 2010 12:30 iCCup.deL wrote:TL meetup at Sanchez/Scarecrow's gogo Show nested quote +On April 08 2010 11:38 Manifesto7 wrote:but I would rather live with some Australians than with the other study abroad people (although that should be fun too).
I can't help you with a place to live, but as a teacher who has seen many many exchange students come through the school, go live with the natives. You will have a much better time, and much better experience (9 times out of 10) than living with other exchange students. You will avoid the angsty homesickness from others, and the clique forming that invariably happens. You could also check the university website / craigslist. o.O
Well, that picture was my initial thought, too.
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drinking grog to contact the spirits is fun
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Sniffing petrol and losing a thong at the servo's always been the recipe for a great night out.
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On April 08 2010 11:38 Manifesto7 wrote:Show nested quote +but I would rather live with some Australians than with the other study abroad people (although that should be fun too).
I can't help you with a place to live, but as a teacher who has seen many many exchange students come through the school, go live with the natives. You will have a much better time, and much better experience (9 times out of 10) than living with other exchange students. You will avoid the angsty homesickness from others, and the clique forming that invariably happens. You could also check the university website / craigslist.
Yeah, I was sort of hoping to live with natives, but from what I understand the dormitory housing is very limited and I'm a little hesitant about hopping on craigslist and randomly selecting a roommate.
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im at UNSW, im at the colleges though.
there are quite a few starcraft players @ unsw, at least a few in our clan, we need to get a meet up happening some time
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On April 08 2010 13:53 lazz wrote:im at UNSW, im at the colleges though. there are quite a few starcraft players @ unsw, at least a few in our clan, we need to get a meet up happening some time
Let's get this meetup happening!
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How's the internet at UNSW? From what I've read most universities college internet blow =[
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On April 08 2010 14:46 GTR wrote:
How's the internet at UNSW? From what I've read most universities college internet blow =[
its most likely better than mine and i get about 100 dl / 80-90ul
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i read the title as NSFW lol
as for school network, here at american university, i get 1.4 mB/s dl and 1.2 mB/s ul. pretty amazing
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UNSW internet is awesome, it's 50x better than my Optus Cable shit.
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i think optus is pretty quick compared to others
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there's 2 internets at UNSW, there's uniwide which is pretty unstable and inconsistent if you're using it wirelessly, some days it's really slow and drops out all the time other days it's quite fast etc. i tried play SC on it and the connection drops out like every 5-10 minutes, cant really play on iccup.
there's a separate internet connection for the colleges that you pay for, it's pretty good for australian standards but charges .3 c/ MB.
LOL uniwide dropped out on me while i was posting this. Ffffff
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On April 08 2010 16:05 lazz wrote:
there's 2 internets at UNSW, there's uniwide which is pretty unstable and inconsistent if you're using it wirelessly, some days it's really slow and drops out all the time other days it's quite fast etc. i tried play SC on it and the connection drops out like every 5-10 minutes, cant really play on iccup.
there's a separate internet connection for the colleges that you pay for, it's pretty good for australian standards but charges .3 c/ MB.
LOL uniwide dropped out on me while i was posting this. Ffffff
is that .3 cents per mb lazz?
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actually the website says .3c/Mb, but im pretty sure its per mega byte, not mega bit. Weird.
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0.3c/ MB is cheap as, my uni was 3c/MB O_O
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On April 08 2010 13:26 k!llua wrote:
Sniffing petrol and losing a thong at the servo's always been the recipe for a great night out.
When will Aussies learn that when they say thongs nobody else thinks sandals.
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On April 08 2010 20:03 iCCup.deL wrote:
0.3c/ MB is cheap as, my uni was 3c/MB O_O
FUCK!
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On April 08 2010 20:52 KwarK wrote:Show nested quote +On April 08 2010 13:26 k!llua wrote:
Sniffing petrol and losing a thong at the servo's always been the recipe for a great night out. When will Aussies learn that when they say thongs nobody else thinks sandals.
When you put sniffing petrol and thong together in the same sentence everybody in australia know whats goin on
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More internet quota, faster speeds, cheaper prices!
We've been working with ANU for some time to provide a better deal on internet speeds and prices for our residents.
From now on, your internet use is unlimited and will cost only $2 per week.
You will no longer need to top up your data account.
We have also dramatically increased capacity and reliability of service and so no more night time drop outs!
Accessing our new internet service is easy, there is no need to log in anymore, simply open your browser for instant net access.
How will it work? A $2 charge will be added to your account each week. For those who already have cash on their data account, you can ask reception to move this money to your occupancy account or leave it there for phone calls.
Internet speeds will be fastest (100Mbps) from 8pm to 8am and capped at 25mbps during the day from 8am to 8pm.
wut ;;
anyone know whats crap about unilodges?
i mean $10 for unlimited 25Mbps/100Mbps, do want.
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On April 08 2010 21:16 GTR wrote:Show nested quote +More internet quota, faster speeds, cheaper prices!
We've been working with ANU for some time to provide a better deal on internet speeds and prices for our residents.
From now on, your internet use is unlimited and will cost only $2 per week.
You will no longer need to top up your data account.
We have also dramatically increased capacity and reliability of service and so no more night time drop outs!
Accessing our new internet service is easy, there is no need to log in anymore, simply open your browser for instant net access.
How will it work? A $2 charge will be added to your account each week. For those who already have cash on their data account, you can ask reception to move this money to your occupancy account or leave it there for phone calls.
Internet speeds will be fastest (100Mbps) from 8pm to 8am and capped at 25mbps during the day from 8am to 8pm.
wut ;; anyone know whats crap about unilodges? i mean $10 for unlimited 25Mbps/100Mbps, do want.
Was that their April Fools joke? Cos I'm at uniLodge and the internet is average at best.
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Hehe, helpful thread.
I think I'm going to wait until I get down there and then hunt for an apartment while I stay in a hostel. A couple of people I met from my uni will be doing it with me.
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