This document discusses the experience of moving to a new country or region from the perspective of a migrant. It describes the challenges that migrants face, including starting from nothing, confronting unfamiliar realities, and needing to satisfy basic needs. It also outlines some of the resources that were useful to the migrant, such as skills training courses, counseling, and social services provided by the government. The document shares the migrant's "aha moments" of realizing that nothing went as planned in the new country and accepting that this is now their new life and reality.

1. “Moved”

2. What is the meaning
• Dictionary: Verb (used without object), migrated,
migrating.
To go from one country, region, or place to another.
Synonyms: move, resettle, relocate.
• Reality: Real things, facts or events, being right here
and right now!.
Start from zero, leave comfort zone, be confronted by
reality, learn from start, courage, fear, emotions,
everything at once.

3. What to know?
• Information related to work and the marketplace.
• Cultural differences (practical).
• Offer and demand, depending on area of
expertise.
• Where to find “real” help.

4. Challenges
• Depending on personal psychological toolkit
• Tourist ⇏ Migrant
• Maslow's hierarchy of needs (Settlement)
Psychological / Safety / Belonging / Self-Esteem / Self-Actualization
• All is new

5. Aha moment!
• When I realised that nothing I thought went as
planned.
• When I realised this is my new life and reality.
• When I stopped believing my own fairytales.
• Money.

6. Motivation
• Swimming / Exercise
• Parks & Barbecues
• Understood the benefit of this change of life
• Family
• Being Australian

7. What was useful
• Skills for All / Special Migrant Services
• Course on Resume and Cover Letter
• Course of interview
• One on one counselling
• Coaching
• Know that someone was there for me
• Commonwealth goverment founded services
• Centerlink / Medicare (eligible clients)

8. Q&A
Thank you!