SARA: I’ve been living in Brisbane for, I’ll say, a year now.
It’s been really nice.
I really enjoy Brisbane.
It’s a nice city.
It’s really clean and it’s safe.
SINDU: Finding accommodation in Brisbane is quite easy.
You can find it by yourself through online websites and it’s not expensive if you live with your roommate(s).
For me, I live alone and it costs me around $300-400 per week but I live in the city so
it cuts down so much on transportation.
SARA: Comparing to other Australian cities like Sydney and Melbourne, Brisbane is way
cheaper.
It’s really convenient because it takes me about 10 minutes to go to campus.
SINDU: Right now I’m in Fortitude Valley.
I’m gonna buy some halal meat here from a very nice halal meat butcher.
SARA: Comparing study experience in Indonesia and QUT, here you get to meet people from
different backgrounds, different nations and that actually broadens your point of view,
you're more open minded and everything.
SINDU: And we actually have less contact time in the studio and lecture which gives me more
time to study independently and also explore my design.
SARA: I benefit a lot from that because you get more time to explore on the course.
I really enjoy the courses here because they let me just be more comfortable with my own
way of studying.
In QUT, you can take an internship and be credited as part of the subjects and it’s
a good experience because you can actually work in the real world.
Although QUT doesn’t place you a position in an internship you can easily find it on your own.
For example, I got one in Bali!
The good thing about applying work here is actually that it shines in your resume and
it would be really good experience as well for you in the future.
So, I guess, having an opportunity to work abroad really opens a lot of opportunities
for you in the future, not just in Australia but in other countries as well.
SINDU: You also have a lot of options and you don’t have to work in a design firm.
For me, personally I will try to find work in a design firm because I want to expand
my experience and also help me with my portfolio and my CV.
The School of Design also provides additional weekly tutorial session outside of the class
(for international student).
You can take your drawn, your design, your paper and everything to them and the tutor
will give you additional feedback regarding your assignment which will finally be helpful
for your study.
So eventually you get to present your project in your final year to the public in an exhibition
which is open for everyone.
You can invite your families, your friends and even like some people from the community
which is a good opportunity for your future career.
So now we are at the Brisbane Wheel.
From here you can see the whole Brisbane city.
Okay so, let’s just get in.
We can see obviously that Brisbane is a very modern city and there are a lot of skyscrapers
and everything, the activities, the traffic, but it’s still so relaxed.
Actually there are a lot of activities in Brisbane.
It (the Brisbane Wheel) is very close to our campus and you can ride this every day.
SARA: You can see from the entrance all the bright lights and colourful themes.
Can’t wait to go inside!
SINDU: Yeah, let’s go.