#MELBOUND concludes

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So, as mentioned, I started off my semester exchange with 3 wonderful souls (Clara, Dong Ni and Jie Xin). Throughout the 4.5 months (~5 months), we’ve made really wonderful memories together mostly in our cozy home.

It’s called Little Gem as listed on the Airbnb site but even though it was literally quite small of a place, it was warm and cozy and a place we can safely call home during our exchange.

Not only did we spend much time together at home, we made sure to explore the whole of Melbourne together as well, which gave us much time to bond, laugh and get closer.

Here are just some photos from our many adventures in Melbourne:

Captured during one of the first few grocery shopping – which was tragic because we forgot to bring out our shopping bags and had to stuff everything into that one Coles bag :”)
Our first time at St Kilda’s!! And it was so amazing because of the weather (bring back summer pls)
Spotted a puffin and thought it was a penguin so we took (many) selfies with it until one local told us it wasn’t a penguin..
Us at the Moomba festival at Federation Square after the water ride!!
We went to the “Pink Lake” at Westgate Park during the summertime when the lake’s still pink due to the heat (not sure if it is still pink now)
While the weather was still pretty warm, we decided to make our way down to Brighton Beach to see the bathing boxes ourselves and it was soooooo pretty!! Took a photo right outside this one because we were staying at 49 Haines Street then :”)
And this was because we just had crabs for lunch prior to coming down to the bathing boxes HAHHAHAHA (At Miss Katie’s Crab Shack)
Us at the Buddhist Festival @ Federation Square before checking out the Winter Festival at the rooftop!!

So, as you can see, we spent most of the time in Melbourne together other than with our local friends, and I am grateful that this exchange has happened because without it, I don’t think I could have crossed paths with such wonderful souls.

Although our time as MELBOUND gang will end soon in just 2 weeks from now as we return back to Singapore on the 7th of July, I am sure the memories we’ve forged in our Little Gem, Melbourne and of course RMIT itself will stay with us for a really long time.

With that, I would like to give thanks to RMIT, for kindly sponsoring me with the Endeavour grant which gave me financial capacity to explore Melbourne freely with my friends and enjoy the city’s beauty. Other than the financial assistance, RMIT has also been a great school to study in, and I couldn’t see myself enjoying the courses more anywhere else because of the awesome classmates and teachers I’ve met here. The amount of knowledge and information as well as hands-on experiences have been nothing but useful, and I’ve been so pleased with the university thus far that I’ve been recommending it to people that RMIT is a place to come to for exchange!

Also, I would like to show my appreciation to MELBOUND, for being the best group of friends I can ever travel Australia and Melbourne with, and it has been a joy going through all sorts of adventures and experiences with them.

I guess, this shall be the last post of this blog – but the impact RMIT has made on me is definitely perpetual. RMIT is really a place of wonder, new experiences and joy, and together with Melbourne, will always be viewed as my second home even when I am back at home.

So long, RMIT. Hope to see you again ❤

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