The local legends helping isolated students feel at home

Until a year ago, Arie Judanto had never set foot in Melbourne. Now he is talking like a local, delighted when he finds a coffee shop open after 3pm and comparing his home town, 50 kilometres outside Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, to “pretty much like Geelong”. But the student’s time in Melbourne got off to a shaky start.

Summary by Glance · Brisbane Times