Hey guys!!
Today is Saturday, and I normally like to work on Saturdays because the payment rates are higher than during the week.
But today was my wife’s birthday, and we had to celebrate! We called some friends from our previous jobs or classes to celebrate at the Pool Club in the city. Bunch of Brazilians together, so you already know what happened don’t you? We had a good time, had some beers, drinks and etc.
It’s funny because when we come to a new country, we don’t know people, we get no friends and we have to create these relations again! Many people suffer doing that, because they’re so used to their old friends from school and childhood, that they think it’s very difficult to get this level of friendship again.
In fact, this happens to me. I’m used to my friends from school, friends that I’ve known for 20 years. I made some friendships here, it’s true, but I feel it’s not the same, unfortunately. This is something that you will have to deal with.
If you are planning to come to study here, the advise I give you is to be free and open to new friends, new people, new cultures and habits. I am here for more than 2 years and still working on that. If you are more outgoing, use this in your favor to make new nice friends. They will help you a lot in many ways here in Australia. When you are sad because of the distance from your family, or when you need another job and need some indications/references.. or when you want to hang out with someone, drink some beers and talk about life.. they will be here for you.
And in the end, you will have friends all over the world.
See you tomorrow!
Studying and living in Australia 