So this would be my very first post, so I best start with a simple introduction: Hello, my name is Melanie Alfred, I was born and raised in Australia. This blog will be where I post my experiences and reflections from the Global Citizen course.

Despite Australia being a very multicultural society, I am very eager to start travelling and fully immerse myself in other cultures in order to truly appreciate the significance of living in a multicultural world.

I named my blog; the Great Big World, because I hope by the end of this course I will have a greater understanding of what is out there, and the URL name I chose was to signify that despite my reluctance to blog, I feel this will be an opportunity for me to grow and develop my views and opinions.