From UAE to Australia: Pamilya ibinahagi ang mga hamon ng paninirahan sa isang bagong bansa

Nagdesisyon si Cath Mendez at ang kanyang pamilya na iwan ang komportableng buhay sa Abu Dhabi upang magsimula muli sa Australia. Ngunit sa dalawang taong paninirahan sa bansa ay kinwestyon niya kung tama nga ba ang kanilang naging desisyon.

After nearly eight years of working and living in Abu Dhabi, she and her family made the life-changing decision to migrate to Australia But two years into their new life, Cath is beginning to question if it was the right move. Credit: Supplied by Cath Mendez

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.

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From UAE to Australia: Family shares the unseen struggles of starting over in Australia

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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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