Perth and the UWA: the best choices of my life

After deciding that I needed an exchange experience and that it would be in Australia, I researched about Australian cities and their universities and UWA was a standout from the very beginning. However, I did not know anyone who had been to Perth before and the fact that the city is the most isolated metropolis in the world made me a little afraid of the decision. Needless to say that this fear turned out being silly. The fact that I did not know many things about Perth ended up being positive, because I did not have many expectations and the city would amaze me in every corner. I am not kidding, UWA and Perth were surprising and amazing from the beginning to the end of the 18 months that I spent there.
Before I could enroll units at the UWA, I needed to improve my English in the Bridging Course, the English course associated to the UWA. Since my English was not sufficient to go straight to uni, the course was very important to me and without it I would struggle a lot - mainly due to academic writing and delivering presentations - when undertaking units from the graduation at the UWA. The teachers were very welcoming and supportive, and their English was so good to understand and to learn from!
When I was ready to enroll in units from my major (4 per semester), there was a big number of interesting units to choose. Taking 4 units per semester was fairly demanding. However, there would still be time to enjoy the UWA campus, travel a little bit across WA and meet new people. Moreover, all lectures were recorded and made available on moodle, which is very handy. The level of dificulty of the units that I coursed in UWA was similar to the one I was used to in my university in Brasil, even though the method of evaluation was a bit different.
Moreover, what I have to say is that I had amazing teachers and colleagues at UWA who trully inspired me and also that if you choose UWA as your Study Abroad destination, you going to know an wonderful part of the world and have one of the best times of your life for sure.