I didn’t come from a wealthy background in Nepal. My father had to get a loan to pay for my flight and my first semester at university, and when I first arrived, I stayed in a house in Sydney with 28 others. Then I moved into another place with some friends, and all our furniture came from stuff that had been thrown out on the side of the road!

I really needed work so that I could continue to pay for my degree. But even though I dropped resumes off everywhere, I didn’t have any luck. Finally, my . . .