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Hey, I'm Jesse.

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I'm from Melbourne, Australia.

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And a year and a bit or two,

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and a half semesters ago,
I moved here to Vienna to begin studying

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a Diploma of Fine Arts
in the graphic studio.

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Yeah, one year later.

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Honestly, it took me a while to get used

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to things and finding
a sense of belonging here.

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My level of homesickness
really took me by surprise.

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So it was quite a culture shock in a way.

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I've had some really great experiences

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getting involved with
the events at the Academy.

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I would really recommend
that as a way to meet people.

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Like the winter market
we had earlier this week,

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or the “Rundgang”

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or my class had
an exhibition,

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a month ago, and that was really great.

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Yeah, volunteering at the
bar and events like these

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has been a really great
way to meet people

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and to find that feeling of community.

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I've really met some wonderful people at the Academy.

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I really enjoyed it that

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people from all around the world -

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- this ever growing international community.