Country of Origin: Mexico.
State of Residency: VIC. Favourite place in Australia: Fed Square in Melbourne. Upon arrival: Surprised by the hook turns (a specific way to turn in an intersection). Photo by Sergio Villaseñor.
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Country of Origin: Colombia.
State of Residency: VIC. Favourite place in Australia: Any of the beaches. Upon arrival: Surprised by the politeness and courtesy to strangers, the sense of safety, and the wide streets. Photo by Samuel Narvaez, journalist & photographer, volunteer with ROH
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Country of Origin: Venezuela.
State of Residency: NSW. Favourite place in Australia: Mullumbimby & Byron Bay. Upon arrival: Surprised by how Australia is much more than sand, sun, and surf. Photo by Will Perez Ronderos
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Country of Origin: Mexico.
State of Residency: VIC. Favourite place in Australia: The ferry trip from Luna Park to Circular Quay at Sydney Harbour and Freycinet National Park in Tasmania. Upon arrival: Surprised by quality of Australian restaurants. I loved finding boutique bakeries in remote locations with the most delicious pies!
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Country of Origin: Uruguay.
State of Residency: VIC. Favourite place in Australia: Port Phillip Bay, Bondi and Coogee. Upon arrival: Surprised by the generosity of the Australian Government. I was also shocked by how safe and peaceful (but disappointed by the quietness) the city was on the weekends. Photo provided by Telmo’s Office.
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Country of Origin: Guatemala.
State of Residency: VIC. Favourite place in Australia: Melbourne. Upon arrival: Surprised by how immigrants were able to speak English after a few of weeks’ tuition. Also, surprised by Australians being very trusting persons of whatever one may say.
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Country of Origin: Venezuela.
State of Residency: VIC. Favourite place in Australia: Fitzroy, Melbourne. Upon arrival: Surprised by the Leonard Cohen concert. It’s probably the best concert I’ve seen in my life! Photo by Anthony Rodriguez
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Country of Origin: Mexico.
State of Residency: VIC. Favourite place in Australia: Uluru. Upon arrival: Surprised by the cold weather in Melbourne. Photo by Eri Brody
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Country of Origin: Mexico.
State of Residency: VIC. Favourite place in Australia: Too hard to choose, some favourite spots are: Wilson Promontoryin Victoria,Hobart in Tasmania, Sydney in NSW and of course Melbourne. Upon arrival: Surprised by the diversity of English accents. Photo by Nixz Kerr (2015)
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Country of Origin: Colombia.
State of Residency: SA. Favourite place in Australia: Sydney. Upon arrival: Shocked at how quiet Adelaide was. I come from a culture that is loud and colourful and found the stillness in the streets so surreal. Photo courtesy of Philip Johns
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Country of Origin: Argentina.
State of Residency: VIC. Favourite place in Australia: Camp Eureka. Upon arrival: Surprised by how organised and clean Australia was
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Country of Origin: Argentina.
State of Residency: VIC. Favourite place in Australia: Lake Eildon, VIC. Upon arrival: Shocked to learn most people live in the outskirts (suburbs that are over 10KM away from the city!). In Buenos Aires, everyone lives in the city
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Country of Origin: Brazil.
State of Residency: NSW. Favourite place in Australia: Manly, NSW. Upon arrival: Surprised by the Australian accent (She thinks it is not as bad as you hear it in movies). Photo provided by Narrativa
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Country of Origin: Mexico.
State of Residency: VIC. Favourite place in Australia: Broome, Western Australia. Upon arrival: Surprised by people driving on the other side of the road and how big Australia is
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Country of Origin: Mexico.
State of Residency: VIC. Favourite place in Australia: Great Barrier Reef, Queensland. Upon arrival: Surprised by the economic and social equality
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