 I'm Priyanka, I teach Year 5 and Science at Dumeji State School. I started in Science Communication and I worked for Questacon in Canberra and as part of that role I travelled to remote areas of Australia which got me really interested in Indigenous education. I also love the idea that you get to learn together, especially in a community like Dumeji with a different culture, you learn so much from the kids. Living in Dumeji is very relaxing, there's not a lot of stress, there's not a lot of traffic, a lot of noise. My day in Canberra started when it was dark, I'd be in an office all day, you'd leave when it was dark again. In Dumeji I find that I have a lot more time after school, you can go for a walk, the weather here is beautiful because it doesn't take a long time to get anywhere, it's really easy to catch up and to do things together rather than it being this big planned event like you would have to do in a city. I don't feel it all isolated in Dumeji, I think because everyone in Dumeji is here for the same reason and are all very passionate about the school, they tend to be quite like-minded people and so everyone gets along and I actually have quite a great social life. If someone wanted to become a teacher I would tell them to go for it. It's a lot of hard work but it is so rewarding and so much fun.