Emigrating sounds romantic, but first and foremost it's work.
Visas, bureaucracy, uncertainty, and self-doubt are all part of the experience. Australia doesn't always make things easy, but it's fair. Those who persevere are rewarded with freedom and independence.
A new beginning changes one's perspective on oneself and on one's homeland.
Emigrate
In Australia, work is taken seriously, but not idolized. Leisure, nature, and family are highly valued. This changes priorities – sometimes painfully, often liberatingly.
People live more consciously and less in comparison.
The pace is different, not slower, but more human.
Life
Hello Australia
Arrive
Australia feels huge, open, and yet strange at first.
Anyone who arrives here quickly realizes:
You have to let go; comparing is pointless.
Only then does the real arrival begin.
Work
Australia offers opportunities if you are willing to take on responsibility.
Performance often counts more than titles or origin.
Those who take action get noticed.
Everyday
Everyday life is more relaxed, but not easier.
Australians think pragmatically and in a solution-oriented manner.
Small talk is part of life,
Honesty is valued.
Switzerland is precise, Australia is pragmatic.
Where rules dominate in Switzerland, common sense often counts here.
This can be liberating, but also chaotic.
Security is practiced differently, responsibility is borne more personally. Both countries have strengths, but completely different ways of thinking.
Differences
Australia is expensive, especially when it comes to housing and insurance. At the same time, wages are higher and more transparent, and many prices seem fairer in comparison than in Switzerland.
Those who work can live well; luxury comes from discipline, not status.
Undeclared work is taboo, fairness is taken seriously.
In the end, what counts is the net profit, not the appearance.
Cost
The vastness of Australia is impressive.
and sometimes lonely.
Not everyone can handle that. Freedom also means taking responsibility for yourself. Friends develop more slowly, but are often more honest.
Those who stay here grow inwardly.
Vastness & Solitude
Australia is not a better country, but a different one.
It forces you to make decisions and stand up for yourself. For me, it has become a place where growth is possible. Not perfect, but honest.
And that's exactly what makes it valuable.
Why Australia stays
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Experiences from a land full of contrasts