It is very hot and dry in Perth and that’s pretty much what it’s like every day in summer, with temps getting up to 42 degrees and forcing you to visit the beach. Winter is quite like Cape Town – and not as cold as Joburg. As an international student, life is pretty good in Australia. I have a job as a barista which pays well and the shops here are good for spending that money. I live in a suburb called Mindarie (2km from the nearest beach), which is ten minutes from Joondalup (where my university is) and Perth City is also close by.
I am studying kindergarten through primary education at Edith Cowan University, it’s a very nice university. Making friends here is really easy because Aussies are so friendly, they always start talking to any random person – which was weird for me in the beginning. There are so many South Africans in Perth and I have already made quite a few of them my friends as well.
