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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 …

by nhoa | Sep 26, 2020 | Uncategorized

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...
At primary school, I was always trying to fit in, but I stood out for a number o…

At primary school, I was always trying to fit in, but I stood out for a number o…

by nhoa | Aug 22, 2020 | Uncategorized

At primary school, I was always trying to fit in, but I stood out for a number of reasons, and was often teased. First, I was the only Greek kid in my mostly Anglo Australian class. Whenever my parents came to school, I was very embarrassed because they spoke Greek....
I always expected to live in Copenhagen. But when I was 22, a friend, Bjorn, cal…

I always expected to live in Copenhagen. But when I was 22, a friend, Bjorn, cal…

by | Jul 5, 2018 | Uncategorized

I always expected to live in Copenhagen. But when I was 22, a friend, Bjorn, called to tell me his new girlfriend had a friend from Australia coming to visit and that he was going to set me up on a blind date. When I arrived at the restaurant, I expected Bjorn would...
One day the secret police came to our apartment, ransacked our house and turned …

One day the secret police came to our apartment, ransacked our house and turned …

by | Feb 24, 2018 | Uncategorized

One day the secret police came to our apartment, ransacked our house and turned everything upside down. They said, ‘We’ve been following your wife and we know she’s been attending an underground church. If we ever see her attending again, your daughter will...
(3/3) When my dad was released from the detention centre to mainland Australia, …

(3/3) When my dad was released from the detention centre to mainland Australia, …

by nhoa | Oct 6, 2017 | Uncategorized

(3/3) When my dad was released from the detention centre to mainland Australia, he sent us this photo of himself in JB HiFi. He was always trying to keep us connected to his life, so he used to send us photos of really simple things. It has a message scrawled on the...

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