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Two weeks after I got a job in a chicken shop in Bronte, this Canadian guy with …
Two weeks after I got a job in a chicken shop in Bronte, this Canadian guy with bright blue hair came in, and we got to chatting. He asked if I wanted to stay in Australia, and I told him I loved it but that I needed a boyfriend to stay! Jokingly, I asked him if he...
Our family left Ireland during The Troubles. It was a difficult decision, as my …
Our family left Ireland during The Troubles. It was a difficult decision, as my mum’s one of ten and my dad’s one of seven, so to leave that huge support system wasn’t easy. At that time, I was 8. I don’t remember much, but apparently a lot of Catholic and Protestant...
NEW HUMANS OF AUSTRALIA books make a fantastic gift: meaningful, inspirational a…
NEW HUMANS OF AUSTRALIA books make a fantastic gift: meaningful, inspirational and supporting a good cause. If you are thinking about buying the book for a Christmas present this year, please don't wait until the last minute, as Auspost expects long delays due to...
I grew up in Kabul with nine brothers and sisters and forty cousins who all play…
I grew up in Kabul with nine brothers and sisters and forty cousins who all played together, fought together, and laughed together. When I was young, Afghanistan was a peaceful country, but when I was 10 years old, Russia invaded, and suddenly we saw soldiers in tanks...
When I arrived in Wagga Wagga, it was freezing, which was a shock for me coming …
When I arrived in Wagga Wagga, it was freezing, which was a shock for me coming from Karachi in Pakistan! At first, I was a bit homesick and depressed. But after a few months, I moved in with Gloria, an elderly lady, who really made an effort to introduce me to the...
It took us 3 near death attempts to escape communist Vietnam. The first time, I …
It took us 3 near death attempts to escape communist Vietnam. The first time, I was six years old. Of the three boats, one made it to resettlement, one completely sank, and ours started sinking, until luckily 5 hours later a fisherman’s boat came by and rescued us. My...
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