 Australia is a great country because it's so laid-back and there's a lot of great geology here and ANU is a natural choice because of the high standard of its academic program. I'm taking a Pacific Studies course and an Australian History course along with my regular geology courses which was another draw of ANU because they have such a wide variety of programs that are available that I wouldn't normally be able to get in the US. ANU has a number of leading researchers here who are not only available to me to learn from but they also are using world-class equipment that in some cases isn't found anywhere else and so the intersection of great researchers with great tools is a huge draw. I've had the the best time here and I've enjoyed getting to know a lot of different people from different countries. I think ANU has taught me that there's so much more to learn than I ever realized whether it's in geology or in arts like my Pacific Studies course or my Australian History course and I think it's just fueled my interest in traveling more. Everybody should seriously consider Canberra and all that it has to offer and ANU as well. There's so many different colleges and programs here I think that you know almost everybody can find something here for them.