Mr O graduates!
Mr O had a lovely lunch and a few drinks (we’ll make an Aussie of him yet 
) to celebrate finishing his course. He deserved it. This is a man who had not studied for 25 years. He arrived in a new country just six months ago and plunged into a course with English as his second language, in a field of endeavour he had never studied before. We don’t have his results transcript yet, but we know he passed and the teachers have stated their willingness to be referees on his resume.
I’m proud of him as my husband and proud of him as an asylum seeker. He was an asylum seeker when I met him and to a certain degree I will always see his achievements in that light. It is my husband’s history, it is part of what makes him who he is: to ignore his past would be ignoring part of him. I think he has achieved an amazing amount in six months.
C O N G R A T U L A T I O N S, my darling husband. Well Done!
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Congratulations to him! I am so proud of his achievement and it couldn’t have been easy. As any immigrant to a new country can attest to, the adjustment is always quite challenging. Kudos!
Thank you Elizabeth! It was really great to see him achieve so well. He got a note from one of the teachers in the mail tonight, enclosing a photo, saying he had done really well. That was nice.
Great Stuff – Congratulations on a great step forwards
I hope he wasn’t drinking that dreadful Fosters stuff you Aussies send over here 
Congratulations to the whole family. Mr O has specially achieved a lot in a short 6 months, well done to him! It´s always hard starting over in a new country, new rules, new language, different mentalities…so it´s nice to see the kids and your husband have done so well.
Thank you very much Sami!
Congratulations Mr O! You’re a winner on many fronts.
He certainly is! Many thanks!
Well done to Mr O.
Fingers crossed he is able to find a job quickly. Can’t believe it’s been six months – time has flown!
We hope so Pip. We are hopeful there might be a few apprenticeships available as it is the end of the school year, but it also clashes with the “silly season” when no much recruitment goes on. We’ll have to see how we go.
Congrats John. Well done for all your hard work. After all that you and your family have been through to get to where you are today, this result is just that extra bit special
Thank you Alison. They do say the best things have to be fought for: I think there is some truth to that.
Well done, John and well done, Robyn in sharing John’s achievements with us all. Having watched your journey for a while, I feel a sense of pride for you both. Hoping to see you in January.
Yes, Vera, I am really looking forward to catching up with you!
Woo-Hoo! Congratulations!
It is good to have it finished. It is a bit of a milestone!
You go, Mr. O!
Congrats to Mr. O. on his accomplishment. He serves as an excellent examples for the children to model. You also are to be commended for your love, support, and strength.
Thank you Paul. It will be interesting to look back at this time in another 10 years, when we are all established. The first year is always the hardest in a new country.
Wow!! Such wonderful news! Congratulations…your family works as one powerful unit!
We try! Hopefully now we can relax a little bit coming into Christmas!
Hey Team O, A round of foot-stomping hearty applause… serious congrats.
Thank you, thank you! It is good stuff!