Study Overseas Alumni #17 - Lawrence Taverna
Lawrence Taverna graduated from the University of ÐÂÀ˲ÊƱ in 2018 with a Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in Corporate Finance and Marketing. Lawrence went on exchange to Bocconi University, Italy, in Semester 2 2017. He is currently working for Westpac as part of their Business Banking Graduate Program.
Lawrence was driven to apply for an overseas program by his interest in travelling, experiencing new things, and meeting new people.
“I’ve always had a strong desire to break out of my comfort zone and develop myself in ways that will allow me to stand out and set me up for whatever opportunities arise in the future.â€
He had already travelled to Melbourne, Sydney, and Hong Kong for work, and had enjoyed holidays to Indonesia, Thailand, and various parts of Australia. Lawrence identified the main differences between travelling for work and pleasure as the friends he made, his independence, and what he learnt.
“The autonomy of living overseas in a different environment allows you to do what you want, when you want, which allows you