LLFE-A06 · Moving Abroad — Discussing Change and New Starts
📖 From the teacher's desk: Moving from Sydney to La Réunion with Vanessa and our young son was one of the biggest adventures of my life — and one of the hardest. A new language,…
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Culture Shock: Talking About Feelings in a New Country
Nobody warned me about the loneliness. Not the dramatic kind you see in films — the quiet kind. Sitting in a laundromat in Strathfield on a Sunday, watching your clothes go round, and realising there…
Finding a Place to Live: Renting English for New Countries
Finding my first room in Strathfield, Sydney, took me two weeks of reading listings I didn't fully understand. 'Util incl' meant utilities are included — I didn't know that. 'No pets, no smokers' — I…
At the Airport: Survival English for New Arrivals
When I landed in Sydney in 2005, I sat on a kerb outside the terminal for three hours. I had the address of someone I knew but no phone, no idea how to get a…