Mildura Campus

Caitlyn Shumaker

To visit Australia has always been a dream of mine. I still remember the day my University's study abroad advisor gave a presentation to one of my classes about studying abroad in Australia. That moment I said to myself, "I want to do that!" When I got home after class that day, I immediately researched all of the program opportunities that were offered through La Trobe University. Within the next month I had been accepted! I was really going to Australia! The countdown to July 4th seemed unreal and impossible.

Today, I am sitting in the photography lab, with twenty of my best friends, developing all of the photos that capture the gorgeous highlights of Australia. The places I have seen, the wonderful friendships/sisters I have made, and the skills I have learned will forever be a part of my life. Who would have ever thought a group of twenty girls and one guy could get along so well and become such a close family just after the first couple of days? These people have become my family and are truly the most amazing people I have ever met. There has never been a dull moment within these eventful three weeks; it has been absolutely incredible!

I came to study photography completely unexperienced and I will be walking away from this short three-week program with so much confidence and experience behind the lens. The professors have been nothing but caring, brilliant leaders. My favorite part about this program is that we get to take home the portfolio we have professionally created. The portfolio will be a huge highlight when applying for a photography job later in my career.

This trip was the best decision I have ever made. I will forever cherish the incredible people I have met and the incredible experience studying photography in the Outback.

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