Both Imran and I are qualified accountants but for some time we could not get accountancy work, despite applying for many jobs. It didn’t matter that we had good qualifications and several years of experience from Kenya. Everyone said we needed Australian experience.
We really struggled. We had sold everything in Kenya, and arrived here with about $3000 which is a lot of money back home, but doesn’t go very far in Australia! Luckily, we were able to stay initially with Imran’s family members in Canberra, and his mum also assisted us in every . . .