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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 …

by nhoa | Sep 20, 2020 | Uncategorized

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...
When we first came to Australia, I went to a school where they thought I would b…

When we first came to Australia, I went to a school where they thought I would b…

by nhoa | Feb 22, 2020 | Uncategorized

When we first came to Australia, I went to a school where they thought I would be ok without doing any special English lessons. At first I thought, ‘Yeah it’s going to be fine’ but then I realised that I just didn’t understand a thing anyone was saying. I came home...
I was very excited about coming to Perth as a student, but then 2 weeks before I…

I was very excited about coming to Perth as a student, but then 2 weeks before I…

by | Dec 8, 2018 | Uncategorized

I was very excited about coming to Perth as a student, but then 2 weeks before I left, my mum was diagnosed with chronic renal failure, and she was still in hospital when I left Burma. So I had only one thing in my mind as I left – to do well in Australia so I...
After doing two Masters degrees trying to ride out the GFC in Ireland and there …

After doing two Masters degrees trying to ride out the GFC in Ireland and there …

by | Dec 6, 2018 | Uncategorized

After doing two Masters degrees trying to ride out the GFC in Ireland and there was still no sign of it ending, I decided to move to Australia to try to start a better life. Growing up, I had always had a fascination with Australia. I think I watched too much Home and...
By the age of 25, I had a great job, my own import business which I was running …

By the age of 25, I had a great job, my own import business which I was running …

by | Dec 1, 2018 | Uncategorized

By the age of 25, I had a great job, my own import business which I was running on the side, my own apartment, a very good car, and a good group of friends. Life was treating me very well. But then all that changed. In 2009, our president was re-elected, but as most...
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