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In 2018 I moved from Sydney to Oxford to complete my masters. My mum was born in London, and I was raised on my gran’s stories about England, so moving to Oxford felt oddly like going home.

I was excited to get my degree, visit as many beautiful libraries as possible and play all the sports I could cram into my calendar. Falling in love wasn’t on my wishlist, but then I met Miranda.

We first met at an AFL Grand Final screening. A 2.30pm ball-drop in Melbourne meant an early start in the UK. I navigated my way to the common room through picture-perfect cobbled alleyways in the pre-dawn darkness. Miranda was energetically welcoming everyone through the door, distributing cups of coffee and bagels loaded with smashed avocado to bleary-eyed Aussies.