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This is the second time I have been to Australia. This time, I have come here to learn knowledge and culture. Australia is a beautiful country and it is one of the world's leading countries in education. Melbourne is the city I like the most, so I chose to study here.

Before I came here I had already researched the culture and knew some information. I found out some interesting things. For example, Canberra is the capital of Australia, which is 814.2 square kilometres. The most famous city is probably Sydney; the Sydney Opera House is there.  

My first impression of Australia was that the cities here are very modern. The people are friendly and help me a lot with new things. My homestay is Indonesian; they are kind and lovely so I feel like I am staying in my own home. When I first came to Kew High School, I learned even more about Australia. I learned that there are more kangaroos than the number of people here! That is interesting. As I understand, there are more than 200 kinds of birds living in the wild.

As for Australian school life, I hope that it will be good time in my life. I want to learn more to develop myself better. I believe that the knowledge I have been learning will help me improve and prepare for the future. And I’ll try my best. I think Kew High School will be a great environment for me to develop my education and later, myself.

Many people say that Australia is the “Lucky Country”. I agree with this description. Why? Australia has been blessed with loads of natural resources that the world will continue to need. Melbourne is a good example of the above; it has one of the busiest ports in the Southern hemisphere, and has excellent universities and school system. Anyway, I have had many new and “lucky” experiences in the two weeks I have been living in Melbourne.

Hannah HOANG