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Jenna Morgenstern-Gaines

USA

Coming from the United States, I was unsure what the “Australian college experience” would be like. However, after my first day at International House (during which all us IHers engaged in an epic dodgeball tournament), I knew I had made the right decision.

Since being at IH, I have been able to engage with people both from countries I have visited and places I have never even heard of. Being at IH helps you develop a new kind of intercultural communication and understanding.

Location

International House is located approximately two kilometres to the north of the Melbourne CDB and is situated on Royal Parade, a beautiful nineteenth century tree-lined boulevard.

Melbourne is the capital city of the Garden State of Victoria and is an interesting mix of elegant buildings from the 1880s, startling examples of modern architecture, quirky laneways and a vibrant and cosmopolitan cultural life.

The House is effectively bordered on two sides by Princess Park and Royal Park, both of which boast a network of walking and cycling tracks.

These spaces provide a welcome variation to the demands of academic life (or indeed pleasant and leafy outdoor settings in which to study).

International House is a fifteen minute tram ride from the Melbourne CBD and a ten minute walk to Lygon Street in Carlton, a bustling quarter of restaurants, cafes, bookshops and a handy off-campus social centre for students.  A short distance to our north is the Barkly Square shopping complex.

International House can be reached by catching the northbound number 19 tram along Elizabeth St towards North Coburg and getting off at Stop 15.

More information regarding public transport can be found at:

http://www.metlinkmelbourne.com.au/

For information regarding Melbourne and Victoria refer to:

http://www.visitvictoria.com/ 
http://www.visitmelbourne.com/