Country of origin: Mexico. Occupation: Carbon and Sustainability Director at the Mexican Agency of Antarctic Studies.
“STOP FOCUSING ON EXPECTED OUTCOMES AND START APPRECIATING HOW FAR YOU ARE IN THIS JOURNEY ”
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Country of Origin: Argentina. Occupation: Mentor Coach, People Connector and Relationship Builder.
“VOLUNTEERING IN AUSTRALIA ADDS A LOT OF VALUE NOT ONLY TO YOUR LIFE, BUT ALSO TO YOUR RESUME”
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Country of Origin: Mexican. Occupation: Lecturer of Engineering at RMIT University, President of Red Global Mx and Vihuela Player at Sin Frontera.
“BEING AN IMMIGRANT IN AUSTRALIA PRESENTS A REMARKABLE OPPORTUNITY FOR SELF-DISCOVERY AND EXPLORATION OF PERSONAL INTERESTS”
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Country of Origin: AUS, Chilean background. Occupation: Founder/Designer at Denisse M Vera.
“AT TIMES I FELT LIKE I DIDN’T BELONG IN A PARTICULAR SPACE BECAUSE OF MY HERITAGE OR THE WAY I LOOK, BUT AS SOON AS I WOULD FULLY EMBRACE THAT WHICH MADE ME DIFFERENT, I BEGAN TO SOAR IN ALL SPACES”
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Country of origin: Argentina. Occupation: Artist, performer and teacher
“THE LAND HERE IS EXTENSIVE, EXPANSIVE AND COMMANDING, LIKE IN ARGENTINA”
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Country of origin: Mexico. Occupation: Singer-Songwriter, Composer, Arranger & Multi-instrumentalist.
“WHEN I PUT THE MARIACHI SUIT ON, IT EMPOWERS ME! I WALK IN THE STREETS WITH MY HEAD UP HIGH”
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Country of Origin: Colombia. Occupation: Environmental Coordinator – West Gate Tunnel Project.
“THERE ARE GOING TO BE COUNTLESS OBSTACLES, IT DOES NOT MATTER IF YOU ARE IN AUSTRALIA OR YOUR HOMELAND, BUT BY FACING THEM AND OVERCOMING THEM, YOU WILL GROW”
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Country of Origin: Colombia. Occupation: Business Development Director of Entrelingo.
“BEING FOCUSED ON MY DREAMS GAVE ME THE MOTIVATION TO OVERCOME CHALLENGES”
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Country of Origin: Mexico. Occupation: Artistic Director and Choreographer of ‘Mexbourne Dance’.
“ALWAYS SEE YOUR FAILURES AS LEARNING AND YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS AS A REWARD. YOU’RE A WONDERFUL HUMAN BEING”
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Country of Origin: Brazil. Occupation: Writer, teacher and office administrator
“I OVERCOME TOUGH OBSTACLES BY CHOOSING ANOTHER GOAL, CREATING NEW DREAMS, PERSUING OTHER OBJECTIVES”
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Country of Origin: Colombia Occupation: Entrepreneur; founder and MD of Empower Consulting Services.
“DURING MY OWN JOURNEY TO FIND MY VOICE, I UNDERSTOOD IT WAS NECESSARY TO EMPOWER OTHERS TO FIND THEIRS”
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Country of Origin: Whyalla, South Australia from Chilean parents. Occupation: Community development worker, Youth Support worker at Aboriginal Family Support Services and learning and development officer at Mariposa trails.
“FROM MY LIVED EXPERIENCE, I WANTED TO START A PROJECT TO ADDRESS STIGMA AROUND MENTAL HEALTH”
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Country of Origin: El Salvador Occupation: Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist at Spectrum Migrant Resource Centre.
“FIND YOUR PEOPLE, THOSE THAT MAKE YOU FEEL SAFE, HAPPY AND AT HOME”
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Country of origin: Brazil. Occupation: Musician, music therapist, music and language teacher.
“HEALING THROUGH MUSIC IS A WAY TO CONNECT OR RECONNECT PEOPLE WITH THEMSELVES THROUGH SOUNDS, VIBRATIONS, RHYTHMS, EVEN NOISES”
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Country of origin: Colombia. Occupation: Visual artist, Art teacher and Spanish teacher.
“NOW I FEEL THAT I BELONG TO TWO LANDS - COLOMBIA AND AUSTRALIA. THEY EMBRACE MY HEART AND MAKE ME THE PERSON WHO I AM NOW, AND THE ART THAT I CREATE”
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Country of origin: Colombia. Occupation: Music teacher, performer, composer, producer.
“THE BLEND OF STYLES IN MY MUSIC IS SOMETHING THAT PEOPLE HAVE BEEN INTERESTED IN, AND I’M ALWAYS GRATEFUL FOR THIS”
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Country of origin: Colombia. Occupation: Journalist, radio presenter, Poetry reader, actor and theatre director.
“I REALLY ENJOY THEATRE; IT WAS SOMETHING THAT HELPED ME TO ADAPT TO LIFE IN AUSTRALIA”
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Country of origin: Colombia. Occupation: Director of non profit Horizons.
“I REALISED THAT MOST THINGS TAKE TIME AND THAT I CANNOT CONTROL EVERYTHING, SO, I STARTED, AS MY HUSBAND SAYS, TO EAT THE ELEPHANT IN LITTLE PIECES.”
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Country of origin: Chile. Occupation: Musician.
“EVEN THOUGH I HAVE ADJUSTED TO LIFE HERE. I DON’T FEEL LIKE I HAVE CHANGED MUCH AS A PERSON. I HAVE MAINTAINED EVERYTHING THAT IS RELATED TO MY CULTURE AND THAT FORMS WHO I AM.”
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