Trip of a Lifetime

Australia was a very unique place in terms of its sports culture and environment that it had to offer. Melbourne was full of sports enthusiasts with great passion all around. The Australian Football League (AFL) dominated in popularity as we saw memorabilia all over the place. The sport structures that had been built were amazing and overwhelmed us with their size. Going to Sydney we went a whole new direction in sports as we witnessed love for the game of rugby at the State of the Origin game ( the Super Bowl of rugby). I talked to many people that were not a fan of the AFL but instead were die hard rugby supporters. Melbourne and Sydney were clearly two of the biggest sporting cities in Australia. Our next stop was Cairns where we saw the more environmental side to Australia. Here we visited the Great Barrier Reef,  took rainforest tours, and went skydiving. Finally the last stop was Surfers Paradise. This could also be considered a big sporting city but in a different way that Melbourne and Sydney were. To state the obvious Surfers Paradise was big on ...surfing....surprise, surprise. We all got to enjoy surfing for a day and some of us even went a second day. To conclude the trip there was a barbecue at the hotel where we all shared our favorite trip memories while enjoying the lovable animals that we all so adored at the zoo, Kangaroo. The Australian Sport Industry trip was an experience that I know I will never forget. We were lucky to have the opportunity to visit a country so far from us and study a sporting topic which we all loved. What an amazing experience!

I say G'Day!

Sebastian Brogan