I came to a realization while being depressed about my studies. I need to get out of this city, perhaps even this country for awhile. Pensacola just isn't the place to be when you're wanting to do deep sea research. So I've been researching how hard it is to get a student visa to go over to Australia, and it seems pretty complicated. I can only work there for 20 hrs a week and that's only after my studies have begun, so I'm not sure how I would be able to support myself while paying about $14K a year in tuition and having a place to live. There's also the complication of my boyfriend. He would want to go, but him coming over will probably be even more complicated than what I have to go through and I don't know if he can work over there either. So....I guess I'm just gonna have to keep looking and start talking to some people here to see what information I can find. Who knows? Mebbe I'll just ditch my boy toy to hook up with some hot Aussie! :lol: