My earliest memory of school is coming up with plays at lunch time with my friends, which the teacher would reluctantly let us perform for the class. We would devise a new bizarre theme every day, but unfortunately I can't remember much about them. However one does come to mind involving fairies and bureaucratic drama.

I learn best when I can have access to visuals. Graphs, images and videos really help me to process and remember information. I also find it useful to create mind maps and other diagrams as being able to see the relationships between different items of content help them to all make sense together.

My worst trait is that I have the tendency to overthink things. I often dwell on things from the past that don't affect me anymore, and I tend to get hung up on small and insignificant events.

My best trait is my thoughtfulness. I have always cared about the rights of people and animals, and I hope to use this to create change wherever I can.

I often wonder why people are the source of such prejudice towards each other. We're all just trying to exist in this life, yet some feel the need to make others' existence so much harder. So many obsolete barriers exist between people that stem from times that we have left behind, yet still continue to this day.

My proudest moment is yet to come, but I am always the proud when I make people laugh. It's a bit tacky, but being a source of joy is one of the best feelings.

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The last possession I would give up is my camera. It contains so many memories that I have captured in images and want to keep with me forever. Photography and film also provide me with a creative outlet that I can use as a mechanism for self-expression. I am hoping to possibly pursue a career in the media and my camera is essential for going down this path.

This term I am looking forward to hopefully branching out my knowledge of a topic that I am passionate about, as well as having the opportunity to correspond with experts in that field. I am also excited to spend a term in a new environment with a new schedule, which will be a perfect setting to work on some goals and get the most out of the course that I can.

On a postcard of Melbourne, I would use a photo taken in the 60s or 70s, showcasing something about the fashion, lifestyle or architecture of the era. This period of time was one that undoubtedly influenced the way the city is today in many ways, and the stories that I have heard about life in that era give the impression of such a unique and bustling city.

If I could sit next to a Melbourne person on the tram, it would probably be my grandfather. I never got to meet him, but hearing stories and seeing photos brings up a lot of sentimentality. He sounds like one of those light-hearted but suave Scottish lads and I always love hearing stories from the past.

If I could invite any 3 people from history to dinner, it would be:

David Bowie, as he is a cultural icon of an era that redefined so many things forever: music, gender and expression. The glam rock scene was just such a place to be alive and I would feel so privileged to hear the stories and experiences of someone who was there firsthand.

Curtis Mayfield, because he is one of my favourite musicians and really embodies the essence of the 70s soul scene which I love so much. He used art as a medium for activism in such an amazing way, and Move On Up is my motivational anthem as it reminds you to believe in yourself without getting too sappy. Also, he was just so incredibly cool.

Audrey Hepburn because her work in fashion and acting is iconic, but also because she had so many more experiences such as working as a part of WW2 and her extensive humanitarian work that often go unacknowledged. 

Melbourne in three words: expanding, multifaceted, ever-changing.