I am the result of a successful Partner Visa application. My mother came to Australia to be with my father. She was granted a Partner visa for Australia.
I have different coloured eyes. A blue one and a hazel one.
I was born in Changsha (China), lived in Wuhan (China), and moved to Singapore when I was 8. So I speak Mandarin and 'Singlish' any day of the week. I might also speak a bit of Cat.
I studied law and was a practising lawyer for a bit, specialising in Migration Law.
I was born on Friday the 13th. However, I consider myself very lucky. I was granted a Student Visa, a 457 visa, a permanent visa and an Australian citizenship all in just 5 years. I was able to migrate to my country of choice with my partner --- and my cat.
I speak English, Portuguese, Spanish, French and German. I am learning Italian, and my next language will be Arabic. I speak at least three different languages in any given day.
I always remember the most unusual facts I hear. For example, did you know cucumber takes 5 hours to digest? And that cats have two olfactory systems?
I have 2 kids - a 3 year old girl called Cara, and a 2 year old boy called Riley. Because I have two kids I have not slept through a whole night since October 2012.
I spent 4 years working in Sierra Leone - mainly as a volunteer at a human rights organisation. As part of that, I interviewed and documented every person who had waited longer than 3 years for a trial and presented it to the Chief Justice - a large % of them were released.
I spent a year in Australia on a working holiday visa in 2003. When I left I told my mum Australian men were terrible - no career determination and they couldn't spell. Now I am married to one.... who can't spell.