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If you’re transiting through Manila, either from overseas to any domestic destination or vice-versa, The Wings is the perfect option especially if your layover is more than 8 hours, you want to have a quick shower and refresh, and you don’t want to get out of the airport.
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Moving to a new country can be both exciting and challenging, especially for student immigrants. As student immigrants in Australia, you are not only faced with the pressure of adjusting to a new academic environment but also with the responsibility of finding a place to live, handling your finances, and maintaining a healthy work-life-school balance.
In this post, I will discuss practical tips and things to do after first arriving in Australia that will ensure you survive the rigors of being a student immigrant, help you cope with homesickness, and guide you with adjusting to your new surroundings.
There are a lot of things I love about my home country, The Philippines. The year-round warm weather, the crystal clear waters, and the delicious food, to name a few. But there are also things that drive me nuts, things that make me take deep breaths and long sighs, and things that really test my patience.
I’m pretty sure I’m not the only one who feels this way and definitely there are a lot of great things to be loved about and to miss in The Philippines. But I have lived overseas for a while and I just can’t help but compare. And if you are an expat yourself, then I’m 100% sure you are going to agree with me.
It was horrible, painful, and at times, downright depressing.
Everything was exhausting. Thinking, talking, chewing food.
Yes, sometimes even breathing was a chore.
I would wake up middle of the night gasping for air, as if I have been underwater for a long time.
Time dragged on. Minutes felt like hours and hours like days.
I would fall asleep and dream endlessly about the same thing.
Then I would wake up, curious to know how long it has been, only to be disappointed to see it’s only 1:40am. A full hour since the last time I woke up.
But we beat it. We beat Covid-19. And I never wanna go through that again.
Take care of yourselves. Wash your hands. Put on a face mask. Drink lots of water and take vitamins.
Planning to venture out into the world and leaving your home country behind is probably one of the toughest things you can do. The amount of courage you have to build up and the things you’ll have to sacrifice, not to mention the huge sum of money you have to save, are just unimaginable. And if you’re really keen on migrating to Australia, you have to accept that these are inevitable.
But like what I clearly emphasised in THIS POST, living the expat life can be rewarding. And while our motivations (which may not be totally related to Philippine politics) may differ, the end goal is almost always the same: to provide ourselves and our loved ones a better life.
So now that you’re considering to live the expat life in Australia, you may wonder, “where do I start?” Lucky for you, I’m here to outline what you need to know – and DO – should you decide to finally migrate to Australia.
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