The HUA semester begins with an eight day program field trip to Beijing and Xian, China. Students then fly to Sydney, Australia, a cultural center brimming with museums, classical music, theater and the Sydney Opera House. While in Sydney, students are given a professional tour of the Opera House. Other program field trips are planned to the Australian Outback, the South Pacific including the great barrier reef, and to the South Island of New Zealand. HUA students live in condominiums alongside the Brisbane River and when not in classes often spend their free time shopping in Brisbane.