KEY POINTS
- Si Cath Mendez ay isang asawa, ina, content creator, negosyante, at isang full-time graphic designer. Tampok sa kanyang mga content ang mga hamon ng pamumuhay sa ibang bansa.
- Naalala ni Cath ang mga hamon ng paghahanap ng bahay na paupahan sa Australia, paghahanap ng trabaho at ang hirap ng pag-aadjust sa kanilang bagong kapaligiran.
- Ang pangarap ng asawa ni Cath ay manirahan sa Australia, kaya’t kumuha siya ng bridging course upang maging nurse sa ilalim ng isang student visa. Unang nanirahan ang pamilya sa Queensland bago sila lumipat sa Melbourne. Habang si Cath naman ay wala talagang plano na manirahan sa Australia. Masaya siya sa karaniwang buhay ng isang OFW (Overseas Filipino Worker) sa Dubai.
LISTEN TO THE PODCAST:
From UAE to Australia: Family shares the unseen struggles of starting over in Australia
SBS Filipino
29/03/202532:13
From the very first month, it was incredibly difficult to find a place to live. Securing a rental in Australia is tough, especially if you don’t have a rental history. Eventually, we found a house, but the rent was extremely expensive. It took my husband seven months to secure a job, and during that time, we watched our savings slowly deplete, and that’s when we really started to question if we made the right decision.Cathleen Mendez
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