The College’s newest gap student is Sugam Banskota from Nepal. Sugam is from Janakpur, a South Eastern region of Kathmandu in Nepal. Janakpur is known as a major tourist destination with “lots of temples and peoples of almost all ethnicities in Nepal. It’s like a cross between a city and a village,” says Sugam.

This is Sugam’s first trip overseas and he says it’s been pretty amazing so far.

“Newington College is like nothing I had imagined. Google Maps doesn’t do justice to this place. The first impression I had was, “Wow. It’s huge! The playgrounds and the buildings are simply captivating. The students of Newington College are lucky ones for sure,” he said. 

Sugam said that for a student in Nepal to travel to Australia is a pretty big deal and while the trip was very long (13 hours), the experience has been invaluable in regards to what he is learning about schools and how they are run.

“The whole atmosphere here is totally different. Though many schools in Nepal are getting modernised they have not reached the standards of Australian schools.”

While he’s only been here for a week, Sugam says the biggest challenge will be learning how to cope with being in a completely different environment and learning how to adapt to different situations. 

We extend our warmest thanks to Sugam. If you see him at the Wyvern Campus or at any of the College events, don’t forget to say hello.