I can still remember my first day in English class here. Our teacher told us we could do whatever we wanted in Australia, as long as we really wanted it, and put in the effort. Then she asked us all, ‘What would you like to do?’ And I was just sitting and looking at her thinking: I would like to be in your place. I was so inspired by her.
I moved to Australia after getting married to my husband, who is also Russian, but had been living here for about 10 years. When I . . .