Those activities were entirely unrelated to her finance studies, yet it enabled her to interact and help children who needed her assistance. During her stint, she volunteered to teach Basic English to refugee children from the Middle East. One example, a friend of mine who studied finance spent almost a year volunteering for a charity education center in the outskirt of Melbourne.

However, sometimes I am still curious about other volunteering opportunities in Melbourne that I might have missed out. Certainly, those efforts were really worth the time when I began building my resume. Hence, I spent three years of my studies being involved in activities that are very much of “media and communication” nature. Let’s put it this way: I studied media and communication for my undergraduate degree. Volunteer on activities completely unrelated to your background or major of studies.

Yes, that* Quidditch from Harry Potter.Ģ. Fun fact: one of the sports included is Quidditch. As a cherry on top, some of the residential colleges would often have a sports competition among themselves. Have you ever wondered what it is like to live in a dormitory like those portrayed in college movies, or better yet, like the wizards in the Harry Potter movies? If you are planning to study at the University of Melbourne, I recommend you to visit one of the revered residential colleges in the main campus. Moreover, they were given a tutor of their own to monitor and evaluate their academic performance, as well as an access to their own 24 hours library.

They got to spend everyday together in a close-knit community and immerse themselves in the local Australian students’ lifestyle. Living at university colleges allow them to live with other students, especially local Australian students. Some of my friends who had stayed at the residential colleges during their university days never failed to leave me in awe with their stories. Staying at one of the universities’ residential collegesĪfter four years of wandering around campus and almost two years after leaving Melbourne for good, I still could not help but wonder how my university life would have been had I stayed at one of the residential colleges. Now, if you are planning to study in Melbourne, or are currently studying there, here are some of the things that you might need to cross off your bucket list (If one or more is already ticked, congratulations! You are truly living it!)ġ.

Ironically, there remains plenty of things that I should have done when I lived there, but didn’t. I lived in Melbourne for 4 years, which might sound like a long time. Its vibrant lifestyle, diversity, and excitement just know no boundaries. Studying and living in Melbourne could be one of the most, if not the most, interesting experience anyone could have.

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