Australia

By: Lisa Guzman

Australia is located on the southern hemisphere and as one of the smallest continent and largest island of the world, is made of six states and two major mainland territories; including New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania and Northern Territory.  

Originally a British territory in the 1900 hundreds; currently is a commonwealth continent, it give people the opportunity to enter and leave as they desire with the appropriate paper work for international individuals.  Australia is the only place that is simultaneously considered a continent, a country and an island, with more than 21 million habitats is about the size of 48 contiguous United States and there is enough space for everyone to live comfortably and affordably.  With low interest rates, economy is doing well, the labor market is flexible and the business sectors are very competitive.

This continent is well affordable and its low crime rate is appealing to tourist; its openness to accept people and treat everyone equally is a trait Australians takes pride in.  From various religious beliefs to cultural background being diverse within the Australians you can certainly find a little bit of everything.  

Australia was the second country to give women the right to vote and today it treats men and women equally, nobody is superior than someone else just because of their title and everyone gets treated as a person.

Water is precious to Australians and being one of the driest inhabited continents on earth, bush fires are common in Australia.   Yet it has some of the worlds most beautiful beaches and sea life in the universe.  

Is a land like no other, with more than one million different native species, there are more than 80 per cent of the country’s reptiles, over 50 types of marine mammals and frogs are only unique to Australia along with its freshwater fish, 4000 fish species, 1700 coral species and almost half of its bird, 828 species are all only seen in Australia.   Along with other animals like: crocodiles, kangaroos, koalas, echidnas, dingoes, platypus, wallabies and wombats.  

Where else could you climb a bridge like in Sydney Harbor? Or visit an opera house down by ocean like Sydney’s Opera House and still take a hike in the rainforest absorbing all its nature and beauty?

Australia is one of a kind, for reasons people may not even know about, is true, its beaches and sightseeing are some of the best in the world and it has been classified various of times as a destination to visit, but its unique food like seared kangaroo filet and adventurous in snorkeling, scuba diving, helicopter tours and the great Barrier Reef with thousand of species living under water, makes Australia a must see, must learn more location.

A spirit of egalitarianism runs through out the continent that embraces tolerance, mutual respect, and compassion for those in need. Australia also holds firmly to the belief that no one should be disadvantaged or treated differently.  Is the six largest continents in the world but is a location with top ranks in human dignity, well behavior towards others and taking care of their land. 

Everyone who visits Australia will definitely feel at home and welcomed.