Why Melbourne?

I have always been interested in traveling and exploring different cultures. I guess I am a truly consumed by wanderlust. I was born in Munich, Germany, raised in a very international environment, and moved to Edinburgh alone when I was only 18 years old. Once I reached the 3rd year of my undergraduate course at QMU, I knew every corner and every dark alleyway of Scotland’s stunning capital, and was ready for my next adventure. I had been keen on going on an exchange ever since I started studying, and thus I spent a lot of time researching partner universities all around the globe. I had set my mind on going to Spain in order to finally improve my not-so-fluent Spanish, which I have been learning for years. I was so positive about my application, that I had mentally already packed my suitcase and was just one click away from booking my flight to Alicante. So when I handed in my application form and was kindly advised that Spain was no longer an exchange option, I saw my travel dreams, which were so close to becoming reality, shatter right then and there. A few days later I received an email, congratulating me on going to Melbourne, Australia for a semester. I had picked Melbourne as a second choice, just because it sounded exotic. At this point I had never given Australia a second thought, and was not quite certain where and what Melbourne is. It only took a short google search to fully convince me that going to Melbourne is a once in a life-time experience, and it would be foolish not to go. I was absolutely, one hundred percent correct.