International migration is reshaping countries and culture.
While the majority of people do not leave their homeland the number of people moving across borders is rising – it’s estimated that close to 300 million people live outside their country of birth. I’m one of them.
I left Brazil 26 years ago without knowing what to expect of life in Australia and while my journey has been quite successful there have been many challenges along the way, like family illnesses, ageing parents, divorce. It is not easy to watch the life of your loved ones unfold from a distance, or re-start your career from scratch, make friends as an adult. But I learned that most migrants are capable of rising beyond these challenges and hold in their hands the opportunities of starting life in a new country.
Sure, success demands skill, hard work and no small amount of luck, but that luck is far easier to find in places where opportunities abound.
I invite you to join me on this journey and explore the
experiences and contributions that these diverse minds bring to their new country and their connection with the land they left behind.
Reference: https://unric.org/en/8-billion-people-10-facts-on-the-worlds-population/