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Dariusz
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Poland
(Brisbane)
“I am from Poland, but I have been living in Spain for 10
years. I enrolled in a three month General English course
at Lexis English. My wife and I came to Australia to travel
and study English. My wife and I share a house with two
Australian boys in the suburbs. I am a chef back in Spain,
so I found it very easy to find a job here in Brisbane. I’m
currently working in a hotel doing the breakfast shift on
Saturday and Sunday mornings. On weekdays, I work
in the mornings from 3am until 7am at the local horse
race track preparing the race horses for their training -
it’s a really interesting job and my wife also works there.
When we arrived in Brisbane my wife wanted to get a job
working with horses so we went to the track and handed
in our CV, to our surprise we got jobs straight away!”
Stanislav
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Slovakia
(Noosa)
“I am working as a waitress and kitchen hand at a very
nice country club called ‘Noosa Springs’. I think this is
a great opportunity to learn English out of a classroom
because everyone is always speaking English and I need to
understand what they are saying. I have met an Australian
girl who was hired at the same time as me and has invited
me to dinner, so I hope to make many friends while I am
in Australia. When I finish my course, my plan is to travel
around Australia before I return home. I am sure I will
take back many nice memories but also invaluable work
experience through my job opportunity and hopefully a
Cambridge English qualification.”
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Jerson
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Colombia
(Perth)
“Hi everyone, my name is Jerson and I come from the
eastern part of Colombia. I have been studying at Lexis
Perth for nearly 12 months now and I am currently at an
advanced IELTS level. Frankly, it has been an amazing
journey! I’m really happy that my English has improved so
much, if I compare my ability now to what it was like when
I first arrived it’s like.. Wow! I still have the same job which
I got after being here for a month working as a Carer in
a nursing home. It’s a really good job, it’s well paid and
I am able to manage my time as it’s really flexible. I was
lucky and found the job very quickly through a friend of
mine here. Very recently I successfully gained a job as a
support worker assisting people living with disabilities.
It is great fun as I get to take them to the supermarket
and the movies and more importantly, speak in English.
It is absolutely essential that I speak English well in these
jobs as everyone I am assisting is an English speaker.“
Rosane
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Brazil
(Byron Bay)
“Hello, my name is Rosane and I come from Brazil. I am
glad I chose to study in Byron Bay, the lifestyle is really
similar to Brazil and there are so many beaches to choose
from, you can surf and dive; and also it has a small village
feel. I found it really easy to find accommodation in
Byron; there are a lot of options. I work at Slice Pizzeria
in Byron Bay, which is near the beach. I have plenty of
hours and enough for my student visa! I wrote my CV
and Katherine, my teacher at Lexis, helped me to correct
it. The Lexis reception staff printed copies for me and I
took them to all of the restaurants and cafes in the area.
I don’t have any friends in Byron Bay that don’t have a
job – you just have to be persistent. I think that in Byron
Bay it is a good thing to be dedicated and they like
people that try hard…Am I happy? Of course I’m happy!”
