Though my time is coming to an end, many lorikeets shall yet arrive on the Heights, and many eagles shall yet wander Melbourne’s bluestone lanes. Each will shape and be shaped by where they are and where they’re from.

The day before I wrote this—on Oct. 14—Australia went to the polls. Whether at the primary school a few blocks from my Melbourne home, 10,000 miles away via postal ballot, or the one Antarctic polling place at the far reaches of the earth, Australian citizens across the globe cast their ballots.

Who am I and what am I doing in your newsfeed? Well, this semester has seen me swap my native home of Melbourne, Australia for the Heights.