Hometown: Dorset, VT

Green Mountain College
Junior — Philosophy

Traveling has always been one of Lexi's passions. She has traveled in Spain, Central America and the Caribbean. This trip with has afforded her the opportunity of a structured trip centered around learning about and understanding a different environment and culture. Australia has always been intriguing to her with its many parallels but also sharp contrasts to the U.S.
This trip was also particularly attractive to her because it offered a chance to meet and travel with students from different schools and backgrounds.
However, she was somewhat concerned that being in such a large group would make it difficult to integrate herself into the culture. She hopes the students will have opportunities to interact with native Australians and get some of their perspectives about what the group has been studying.