Like many other recent migrants, Carlos was drawn to Tasmania by the regional migration programme, after spending a year in Melbourne. He and his wife had decided to leave Colombia 4 years ago to seek a safer and more secure life in Australia. Carlos bought with him much experience working in social projects in Bogota, but with few employment opportunities in Tasmania, he ended up working in an apple orchard and doing cleaning at the university. However, through persistence he managed to get an opportunity work in a job that he now loves with the Red Cross.
Although Tasmania seemed a bit too quiet for him at first and the lack of variety you might get in a large city is something he misses, coming from Colombia he appreciates living in a safe and secure environment above all.
