Todd: OK, Ann, you spent quite a bit of time in Australia recently so why don't you talk about that?

Ann  : I really liked living in Australia. I was an international student and I studied education at the University of Sydney.

And living in Sydney was fantastic, because I could go to the beach anytime I wanted and there was a great nightlife in Sydney.

There are lots of great clubs. And people were very, very friendly and easy-going and I met a lot of international people in living Sydney.

Todd: Mm-mm. How long were you there?

Ann  : I was there for almost a year.

Todd: Oh, OK.

Ann  : And I travelled a little bit in Australia. I went up the east coast. Up to Frasier Island, which is a world heritage site.

And I saw dingoes running along the beach and sharks in the water.

We climbed cliffs and went through a rainforest and went camping and then we went up to the Whitsundays, which is a bit further north.

And the further north you go in Australia, the hotter it gets. So we were able to go swimming in the ocean and

I went diving for the first time but it was a little bit risky cause I didn't have a diving license,

so I went on an introductory dive and I saw a giant clam that had a really purple spongy inside that

I was able to touch and then the clam closed up really quickly.

Todd: So, did you, did you lose your finger?

Ann  : Almost.

Todd: Almost. Ah, you're lucky. Um, it's funny, you go in the water and you worry about sharks, but not clams.

Ann  : Exactly.

Todd: Will you be going back to Australia soon?

Ann : I'd like to go and live there for at least another year. Probably I'll go back to Sydney or maybe I'll go down to Melbourne

because it's a really interesting cultural city. They have lot of museums and parks.

Todd: OK. You gotta choose real quick, only one city, Montreal or Sydney, which do you choose?

Ann  : Sydney, without a doubt.

Todd: OK. All right. Thanks a lot.

Ann : You're welcome.