In May, student life got a little harder again since the first final deadlines were approaching and studying became an important determinant of my time. However, there was always still time to go out in the weekend for either partying or dinner. Moreover, since the season changed to become the Australian winter, I had to spend some days as well shopping some warmer clothes for the weather conditions. We've had a couple of nights having drinks in several famous ...

Since the weather conditions were still quite acceptable in the end of March, I went on a weekend roadtrip with some friends exploring the Great Ocean Road, an Australian National Heritage listed 243 kilometres stretch of road along the south-eastern coast of Australia between the Victorian cities of Torquay and Allansford. Among the major sights were the Twelve Apostels, as well as the Otway Rainforest and the fishing village of Appollo Bay. Australia surprise...

After I've almost fully recovered from my annoying ear infection, I spontaneously went to the Formula 1 season opening in Melbourne, which was a 'once in a lifetime' event. The huge area of Albert Park hosted the event where - next to the actual race- car brands hosted smaller events, exhibited some cars (i.a. some Ferraris) or held the Porsche Carrera Cup before the actual race. The weather became really nice after starting off as being a grey and rainy mornin...

On Monday, 16th of February, we finally arrived in chilly Melbourne. At this point in time, I really felt the time differences and the change of climate from -15 degrees, up to 35 in Dubai and Singapore, and back to about 20 in Melbourne. At the airport, I met my study buddy from Utrecht, Ilse and we were really happy to finally start our semester abroad together at Monash University in Melbourne. Again, I was quite 'disappointed' by the chilly weather, cause I...