What's your experience?

Be Good, Little Migrants

The poem 'Be Good, Little Migrants' by Uyen Loewald is a warning to new arrivals. The author expresses her experience as a migrant using the voice of Australian society as she sees it. What did you feel when you read the poem? Were you angry? Confused? Dumbfounded?
Post your draft response to the task 'Open letter to new arrivals' here. You must read your classmates' posts and offer support, encouragement and suggestions. This exercise will help you to develop your final written letter.

Identity and Belonging

Recently we have read the story 'Chinese Lessons', in which a young woman describes her changing feelings about her cultural background.
We have also watched the film 'Australia', in which a young half-caste boy says 'I belong no one. I belong nowhere'.

Where do you belong? Where do you feel most comfortable? Is it possible to belong to more than one place and culture?

Wanda Aleksandra Kszczotek

Witam wszystkich=).

Hello everyone =).

My name is Wanda, and my last name is impossible to pronouce=D

I'm half polish, half russian and i hate cold, especially snow... Yeah i know WEIRD!!! 

I'm 18 years old, and in 4 weeks i'm turning 19.

I came to Australia on 23rd March 2008 and i instantly fell in love with this place.

Currently i'm studying in Cheltenham Secondary College in Melbourne, year 11 VCE.

I love everything related to media, which is one of my VCE subjects. I hope one day everybody in the world will know me for my exceptional movies, music and photographs.. Yeah i'm a big dreamer and a pessimist too, nice mix ay?

So yeah that's me, or one of the pieces of me.

Hope you enjoyed my short autobiography...

Till the next time...

See ya =D

Wanda Aleks =}

p.s i love purple! that's why this post is in purple...

Francis Jayawardene

Hey Yall
My name is Francis, 17 years old, I attend Cheltenham Secondary College and in year 10 . I love to dance, play Guitar and Drums. Come visit this blog when your free.

Ying Shen

Hey guys!
This is Ying from 11F, C.S.C. You can also call me Shanice
I've just came here from China since 6 weeks ago.

I'm grateful to those who helped me a lot when I first entered CSC, Greta,Wendy,Joy,Wanting,Joy,Yoko,Deborah,Kitty... and many teachers as well.

I love the leisure pace of Aussie's lifestyle ~~
Hope that I'll melt into this community soon.
Enjoy yourselves^

kitty guan

I'm Enhui guan.My english name is kitty.I'm 16 years old.I come from china .My mother with me came to Australia.I have been Australia one year and half.I 'm year 11 student in Cheltenham secondary school.