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Karina Lehman

Country of Origin: Chile.

State of Residency: VIC. Favourite place in Australia: Melbourne. Upon arrival: Surprised by the cultural diversity which makes this country so rich in music and food. Photo by Ívarr Inn Víðfaðmi

Artist, Corporate, MusicianLatinStoriesAustraliaJanuary 30, 2017artista, Australia, casacultura, Chile, melbourne, Moving to Melbourne

Frank Madrid

Country of Origin: Venezuela.

State of Residency: NSW. Favourite place in Australia: Mullumbimby & Byron Bay. Upon arrival: Surprised by how Australia is much more than sand, sun, and surf. Photo by Will Perez Ronderos

Artist, Business Owners, PoliticiansLatinStoriesAustraliaMarch 29, 2016Arts, Australia, Immigration, Venezuela

Angel Calderon

Country of Origin: Guatemala.

State of Residency: VIC. Favourite place in Australia: Melbourne. Upon arrival: Surprised by how immigrants were able to speak English after a few of weeks’ tuition. Also, surprised by Australians being very trusting persons of whatever one may say.

AcademicLatinStoriesAustraliaNovember 25, 2015Australia, Consultant, Education, Guatemala, Researcher

Eyal Chipkiewicz

Country of Origin: Venezuela.

State of Residency: VIC. Favourite place in Australia: Fitzroy, Melbourne. Upon arrival: Surprised by the Leonard Cohen concert. It’s probably the best concert I’ve seen in my life! Photo by Anthony Rodriguez

Entrepreneur, MusicianLatinStoriesAustraliaOctober 28, 2015Australia, casacultura, culture, entrepreneur, musician, Venezuelan

Alirio Zavarce

Country of Origin: Venezuela.

State of Residency: SA. Favourite place in Australia: I’ve got so many, from Willunga Beach and Whaler’s Way in SA, to Port Douglas in QLD, to Mandurah in WA. Upon arrival: I was surprised by the lack of palm trees on the beach. Photo courtesy of Sam Oster

ArtistLatinStoriesAustraliaSeptember 30, 2015artist, Australia, Venezuela

Yunuen Perez

Country of Origin: Mexico.

State of Residency: VIC. Favourite place in Australia: Too hard to choose, some favourite spots are: Wilson Promontoryin Victoria,Hobart in Tasmania, Sydney in NSW and of course Melbourne. Upon arrival: Surprised by the diversity of English accents. Photo by Nixz Kerr (2015)

ArtistLatinStoriesAustraliaJuly 29, 2015artist, Australia, costume designer, Mexican

Hugo Salcedo

Country of Origin: Colombia.

State of Residency: SA. Favourite place in Australia: Sydney. Upon arrival: Shocked at how quiet Adelaide was. I come from a culture that is loud and colourful and found the stillness in the streets so surreal. Photo courtesy of Philip Johns

Business Owners, MusicianLatinStoriesAustraliaJune 30, 2015Australia, Colombian, Music, Salsa

Claudia Oliveira

Country of Origin: Brazil.

State of Residency: NSW. Favourite place in Australia: Manly, NSW. Upon arrival: Surprised by the Australian accent (She thinks it is not as bad as you hear it in movies). Photo provided by Narrativa

Business OwnersLatinStoriesAustraliaMarch 31, 2015Australia, Brasilian, Sydney, Video

Arturo Morales

Country of Origin: Mexico.

State of Residency: VIC. Favourite place in Australia: Broome, Western Australia. Upon arrival: Surprised by people driving on the other side of the road and how big Australia is

Business Owners, RestaurantsLatinStoriesAustraliaFebruary 25, 2015Australia, Festival, Mexican, Restaurant