Claudia North, CJ Bergs and Amy Hewat of St Anne's Diocesan College spent two months on exchange in Australia; this is what they had to say about the experience on their return:
"Hearing of the mass 'Australian emigration' from South Africa we set out to see what all the fuss was about. As hard as the Aussies tried we were relentlessness in standing firm as proud South African St Anne's girls. The green and gold did not turn into the gold and green and boeri on the braai did not become shrimp on the 'barbie'. However, we did unfortunately fail in making an argument for why Masterchef South Africa was better.
I think this is what exchange was all about for us. Emerging ourselves in another country's culture and broadening our mindsets through the experience. From getting lost while visiting Sydney, discovering the beautiful Gold and Sunshine Coasts, to experiencing the 'Outback', and forming unbreakable friendships with our St Margaret's family. Over the two, unforgettable months we had a taste of what Australia has to offer and from what we saw it definitely out-shone its expectations.
Being paired with someone across the world may have been daunting but time only proved us wrong. We bonded over our shared passion for rugby, a good steak and our common rivalry against the Kiwis. We are proud that we can now say that we have Australian sisters.
Thus we will not be immigrating to Australia but we can safely say that Australia will always hold a part of our hearts."