My first few days in Melbourne

My ears were closed from the long flight. We finally arrived in Melbourne, Australia. It was really warm at the airport but that didn’t last long as we sauntered outside the airport and were welcomed by a chilly breeze. We were expecting summers but it seems we were up for a surprise. We had taken a 12 hour direct flight to Melbourne and I was very tired and wanted to reach the hotel soon. We have shifted from India, so had extra luggage which could not fit in a normal taxi. We finally found a van, we kept our luggage and rushed in. It took us ages to get to our destination(40 minutes). I got out of the van first and read the sign ’Quest’ which was our service apartment. It was freezing outside as I rushed inside Quest. We went to our service apartment, I took off my jacket and hurried to my room. It had two beds, one for me and one for my younger brother. Bored, I asked my mum if we could open the box full of toys which we brought along. She said “You can only open it if you clean up afterwards as we are staying here on a temporary basis”.

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We stayed in Quest for two weeks. While staying there, we celebrated two festivals, Diwali and Bhai duj. For bhai duj, my brother gifted me a bunny, my first stuffed toy in Australia. The two weeks passed by soon, exploring around and attending a lot of house inspections to find a place to rent. House inspections were really boring, tiring and we had to walk a lot which I wasn’t used to. While we were walking to one inspection I saw an interesting thing across the street, a garage sale. I had never seen a garage sale before so I asked my mum if we could go there. She said we could, as we still had some time left before our next inspection. There were so many interesting things there, but I was attracted by a pair of Razor scooters. I convinced my dad to buy them. Me and my brother enjoyed riding our scooter to the house inspections and nearby places. I love my scooter and ride it to school every day.

 Finding a rental house in Melbourne is really difficult for someone coming to Australia for the first time. Even after so many house inspections, we couldn’t secure a rental house, so we shifted to an Airbnb for 15 days which gave us some more time to find a rental home.

The Airbnb was really a good experience. We were living right next to District docklands which is one of the attractions in Melbourne. In our Airbnb apartment, there was a pool, a jacuzzi and and even a big TV where we could watch Netflix.

At last, we found a place which I could now call home. My parents selected it, so it was a surprise for me and my brother. When I entered my room, I saw a bunk bed and I was so happy.

It took us a few days to unpack and settle in our new home. But I still had two months left before my new school was supposed to start, so I utilised my time to explore Melbourne and learn more about it. I was wondering how my new school would be and was excited to meet my teachers and classmates. But for that experience I would probably need to write a separate blog for my school experience and how Australian schools are different from Indian schools. So stay tuned for more!!!!