As long as we both shall live.. #love #happiness #growoldtogether
Love my spinning classes! #sydney #gym #exercise #spinning #neon #energy!
So let’s start from the beginning I had talked about Australia for such a long time that I sort of lost track how long this has been going on for. Over 2 years ago I was all over the place applying for a scholarship and well, since I didn’t leave 2 years ago you probably know it didn’t happen. It was sad at the moment. A big part of me wanted to leave but wasn’t 100% convinced so I just left things at that.
But life has its ways of opening your eyes. I’ll never forget the voice in my head that kept on telling me go, go, go, you can do it, it’s the best decision. Things started getting uglier and I suddenly I was feeling a whole lot different… I saw my life going nowhere, I was tired, felt disappointed in everything, became intolerant and I knew that was it. I couldn’t stay there any longer. By the way, my friends who love to say I imagine things, the voice is real and I can’t thank him enough.
Except that it wasn’t going to work out how I would of liked it. I was dreaming of a permanent residency. Should have listened to my mom when she insisted in me studying accounting… not! So my career and experience wouldn’t do it and well if you know me good enough then you know how I am with researching… I found not just one way but all the ways. I think I must have spent over 50-60 hours looking, asking, and gobbling up PDF files! Not complaining…
I hope that all of you who asked me and to whom I explained how it works will find it useful and maybe I’ll see you around soon. If not, you can still visit.
For now, all I can say is I can’t believe I’m here! Everything is amazing! And yes, plenty of order, information and the best part, everyone is so polite and laid back it seems unreal.
On the other hand, the city is a little more expensive than I thought but definitely worth it! So far so good.
So yeah it’s wonderful here but it’s only been 2 weeks and I’m still homesick. I can’t say how much I miss my family, my boyfriend, his family, my friends… I guess it takes time and university seems like it’s gonna keep me real busy. I’m also thankful because I had wonderful people looking after me even before I had arrived. Makes me feel like I have a family here and that’s been very comforting. Plus, they give me tons of advice which is really good. So I’m sure I’ll be up and going in no time because seriously, it’s unbelievably beautiful and there’s lovely people all over the place here!
I have already met quite a few. A very nice and wise university teacher I met in the hostel where I arrived said to me when I was leaving: ‘have fun in your adventure but not too much, remember it’s not supposed to be easy’. Boy he was right… so I’ll tell you about some of my adventures so far and then i’ll stop this testament:
First, my 30 hour trip from Caracas to Sydney turned into a nightmare when they cancelled my first flight out! 12 hours stuck in the airport and of course, you’re in Venezuela, chaos, no information and no organization. I’ll resume, 30 hours became 60 and didn’t know where my luggage was! I do appreciate the nice hotel AA provided for me in Miami because had they send me to NY with no luggage (no winter clothes), I would have frozen to death! I also gotta say: I love Qantas! Best entertainment provided ever on an airplane (watched HIMYM and they had tons of new movies)… the service too! From the ones I’ve traveled with at least. They give you the menu at the beginning of the flight and details to when they will serve, so thoughtful…
After all the craziness, I finally made it to Sydney! And my luggage was waiting for me here too! I got my mobile active in 5 minutes at the airport and went to find a cab. So funny when the driver asked me amused where I was going because I was on my way to get into the driver’s seat… everything is backwards here! Takes time to getting used to, specially when crossing the streets (always look right, always look right…)
Then, the first night I moved to my new room (which I was lucky I found in less than a week) had tons of mini-cockroaches! I almost went ballistic! I was so grossed out! Ran to the super market but some spray, killed as many as I could and finally slept around 2 am with the lights on (don’t laugh). The guy who lived here was so trashy, Yuk! But the agency fixed it in no time and they had my room fumigated and all cleaned up. I love my new room now!
Now I’m working on going to bed early because it’s summertime and it doesn’t get dark until 8 pm. but I have classes tomorrow so I’ll keep you posted!
XOXO,
S
Hace ya un tiempo que no compartía nada por esta vía sin embargo, esto no podía dejarlo de compartir…
Gracias a todos los que votaron por un gobierno que solo promueve odio y ahora xenofobia.
Gracias a la persona que nos dejó su mensaje y nos compartió su resentimiento en nuestra pared.
A todos ustedes quisiera decirles unas palabras:
* A pesar de que nuestros padres (los de mis primos y los míos) no nacieron aquí, son más venezolanos que muchos. Ellos escogieron vivir aquí y han pasado gran parte de su vida formando sus familias en este país y trabajando duro por salir adelante sin llevarse a nadie en su camino. Además, pagan impuestos, servicios y todo lo que exige la ley subsidiando tus servicios, tus impuestos y tu trabajo que haces a medias.
* Para el que rayó nuestra pared, en vez de malgastar el tiempo viendo lo que hacen los demás ocupate en trabajar por tu vida y la de tus seres queridos ya que, sí no te diste cuenta, nosotros tenemos a dónde irnos cuando queramos y nos iría igual de bien. A la gente trabajadora, honesta y echada para adelante le va bien siempre en cualquier lugar.
* Las paredes que ven en la foto (nuestro negocio) fueron levantadas con gran esfuerzo y muchísimo sacrificio desde 0 y ni éste ni ningún otro gobierno nos ha dado nada.
¿Qué has hecho tú con toda la ayuda que recibes del gobierno por el cual votaste?
¿Qué has sacrificado tú en tu vida para superarte?
¿Te has quitado el pan de la boca, dejado de gastarte la quincena en cerveza, trabajado de sol a sol por años o, como mínimo, con verdadera dedicación y compromiso?
No, ¿verdad?
Y para colmo piensas que aquí están obligados a regalarte las cosas incluyendo el salario, ¿verdad?
* Si hablamos de escuálido, lo único escuálido es tu ortografía. Es bien triste que siendo “extranjeros” hablemos y escribamos mejor tu idioma. Te recomiendo que con el mismo ímpetu que destilas odio vayas a estudiar, a educarte y a trabajar. Sí tienes hijos, procura que también aprendan y se eduquen sin importar cuan difícil te parezca y cuanto tengas que sacrificar.
¿Qué le enseñas tú a tus hijos, familiares, amigos?
Reflexiona.
* La buena educación, la buena voluntad, el trabajo, la honestidad, el respeto y demás valores por los que deberían estar luchando y transmitiendo a sus seres queridos es lo que les falta y lo que les impide superarse.
Cuando decidan cambiar eso y dejar de venderse por 3 lochas entonces tendrán su pared y un futuro mejor por delante…
I Run Beirut 2012! (Taken with Instagram)
“When nothing goes right.. Go Left.”
“An idea whose time has come”
Super divertida esta campaña de LG en Holanda y super recomendado para mujeres!
“No importa cuanto das sino cuanto amor le pones cuando das” — Madre Teresa de Calcuta
“Your mother taught you everything you need to know about connecting before you were 10 years old: make friends, play nice, tell the truth, take a bath and do your homework.” — Jeffrey Gotimer’s Little Black Book of Connections