Bendigo, here I come.
Posted by CJCM on August 20th, 2006
As I said, my Victorian HSC result was not one that I would be proud of and would be telling everyone about. Nevertheless, it was enough to get me enrolled to Bendigo College of Advanced Education (BCAE), now known as Latrobe University Bendigo Campus. I was offered a common year Bachelor of Engineering program which I gladly accepted. Depending on how I would progress, I could decide on my major in the second year. Remember my original intention was to study Civil Engineering? Well, the day I received the offer letter from BCAE must be my lucky day, so I thought.
For your information, Bendigo is about 200 kms away from Melbourne. She was very much a country town, very well known for the gold rush era, but I believe she must have been progressing very well in transforming herself to a more modern and vibrant city. Check her out at Bendigo Tourism website.
I still remember very clearly when I arrived in Bendigo by train for the very first time. I could not understand what the taxi driver was talking about…the slang was sooo different from the Melbourne folks…or was it just my imagination and perception?
Despite the fact that Bendigo was just a small country town, the years I had spent in Bendigo were more colourful than the year I had spent in Melbourne…I will touch more on this in my other postings later.
So I finally settled down in Bendigo with quite a few of my friends, most of us were studying Engineering with some guys and gals in the Computer Science, Geology and Accounting streams.
Did you study in Bendigo or any part of Australia? Share with us your experience.
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