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Maybe someone has some information that can help me out. I'm living in the USA with both US and Spanish citizenship. I want to go to graduate school eventually for English Literature, and ideally in Australia, but the International student fees might end up being too much if I can't get funding. 1. Anybody have any info on funding for graduate school? I'd be getting a Masters in Research first and then a PhD. 2. I'm considering living in Australia for a while working, building up savings and a permanent residency visa before going into Grad School, however, as a Theater/English major, I don't have any of the skills for the specific workers visas. However, I am fluent in Spanish, Catalan, and French, having lived in France, Spain, and Bolivia, and having experience with translating/interpreting. Any ideas if those skills can get me a job in Australia? I'm looking into the Spanish Embassies, seeing if they might be able to sponsor me, but how could I look into other areas?
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Montalvo posted:This thread is a little dead, but hopefully I will get some useful information. I've heard that its a relatively dead town, rather isolated and made up of lots of suburbs. Housing wise, I'm sure someone can point you to a more exciting place to live at. If you're outdoorsy, however, there is a lot of hiking and such to do around there, a couple of national parks, stuff like that. Also you're close to the Little Creature Brewery. It's delicious delicious beer. You might also want to move into the brewery.
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Mr Chips posted:Should have a look at Adelaide too, it's a smaller, cheaper version of Melbourne. Plenty of international students end up there too. When I looked into where I should do my semester abroad, I was holidaying in Rio. I met an Aussie at the hostel and asked him. I wanted to do Adelaide from the whim, the name sounded interesting. He swore to me up and down not to go, and suggested Melbourne instead. Best decision I made.
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Mr Chips posted:Feel like elaborating on that? It's not the best town if you're looking for long term careers prospects, or a hectic nightlife, but for what the poster I was responding to was after it's a sensible choice. Sorry, I didn't mean to be vague. Specifically, Adelaide is a bit lonely geographically. Yes there's stuff to do around there, but not too much and any travel becomes harder as you have to get to Melbourne, Sydney, or Perth first. While cost of living is lower, the opportunities and culture of Melbourne are just not present in Adelaide. I'm responding specifically to his international students aspect. A lager town like Melbourne is just going to have more things available. My visit to Adelaide was drab, although the locals were extremely kind. Basically, I was faced with the choice between Adelaide and Melbourne and after talking it over with this Australian guy and doing some of my own research, I chose Melbourne. Cost of living is slightly higher, but the opportunities/restaurants/experiences/night life/variety were exceptional, and the quality of my education was also very high (I attended the University of Melbourne).
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