hannahvalente Aug 19, 20193 min readLast week, best weekMy apologies for not posting for a while but brace yourself for my longest post yet. Time has been flying by and I cannot believe that I...
hannahvalente Aug 12, 20192 min readA weekend at the beach!This past weekend, I went with my host family to their beach house in Merry Beach. After the very long drive on Friday afternoon, we...
hannahvalente Aug 8, 20192 min readVeritas Number 1:Service is hard. I’ve reflected a lot about why I’m drawn to do service. It was a question my parents asked before I told them I applied...
hannahvalente Aug 5, 20191 min readWhat a wonderful world!This weekend, Claire and I traveled to Cairns to see one of the natural wonders of the World, the Great Barrier Reef. What I learned on...
hannahvalente Aug 2, 20191 min readHappy Doms Day!The title of my blog is calling “Seeking Veritas In Sydney” and I certainly found it today at the Doms Day celebration at Santa Sabina...
hannahvalente Jul 31, 20191 min readThursday morning reflection On Tuesday, a student asked me “who are you?” in which I replied “Hannah”, his follow up question was “what are you doing here?” after...
hannahvalente Jul 29, 20191 min readCoogee to Bondi coastal walk to Seal ClassYesterday, Claire and I took the bus to Coogee where we completed the beautiful Coogee to Bondi coastal walk. It was a gorgeous sunny day...
hannahvalente Jul 27, 20191 min readAustralia, the beautiful Today I really got to see what makes Sydney so wild, unique, and wonderful. My day started meeting Claire at the Sydney tower where we...
hannahvalente Jul 26, 20192 min readThank God it’s Friday Today had a little bit of a crazy start as I got on a different train that I normally take and even though it would have gotten me to St...
hannahvalente Jul 25, 20191 min readA day with the Shark class...Morning assembly at St Lucy’s is soon becoming my favorite part of the day. Their assembly is such a great day to start the day, I’ve...
hannahvalente Jul 24, 20191 min readDay 2!Today was a really good day. My day started with my first solo commute to St Lucy’s. I got to go to morning prayer and assembly which...
hannahvalente Jul 23, 20192 min readAnother first day of school in the books!Every first day of school comes with jitters, excitement, and nervousness. This morning for me was no exception, I was so nervous on the...
hannahvalente Jul 21, 20191 min read24 short hours of travel later I’ve arrived!So incredibly happy to say that I’ve arrived in Sydney after what felt like one of the longest days ever! Luckily I got some sleep on the...
hannahvalente Apr 26, 20192 min readFrom stalking former Smith Fellow blogs to writing my first post...Everything happens for a reason. It's a phrase that my Dad has told me for as long as I could remember. And I simply believed that this...