From Sauerkraut to Vegemite: The Story of a Migration

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Today, Ilonka Guse lives and works as a psychologist in Darwin. Source: SBS / Julia Grewe

40 years ago, Ilonka Guse emigrated from Mannheim to Melbourne. Without Internet and Facebook, it was rather difficult to find your way around back then. In her book "From Sauerkraut to Vegemite" Ilonka Guse talks about language challenges, her search for the right job and how she finally found her way. Ilonka now lives in Darwin.


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Ilonka Guse hat ihr Buch "From Sauerkraut to Vegemite" im Selbstverlag herausgebracht. Source: Supplied / Ilonka Guse

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