Sam is an international student from Vietnam. He came to Australia a few months ago to study at a university in Melbourne. Before Sam came to Australia, he worked very hard for four years to be able to afford to study in Melbourne. His parents didn't have any money and that's why he had two jobs at the same time.
Before Sam came to Australia, he went on the internet and sent email messages to some universities to ask how he could study. He was very excited when one university offered him a place to do his course. He applied for a student visa to come and study in Melbourne. He just needed to find a place to live in.
There were different options for Sam to find a place to live in. He couldn't stay at a hotel because hotels were very expensive and he couldn't afford to pay a lot of money.
He went on the internet and found details of some Vietnamese students in Melbourne. He made friends with some of them online and they promised to help him find a place to live in.
One student offered to take him in his unit if he could share the rent. Sam was happy to do so. The student waited for Sam to arrive at the airport and took him by car to the unit. Sam slept for ten hours the first day he came to Melbourne because he was very tired.
Sam liked the unit he got because it was not far away from his university. He bought a bike to use to go to his classes. Sam found out that using the bike was not a good idea sometimes because the weather in Melbourne kept changing all the time.
Sam knew that he had a problem with his English pronunciation but he didn't stop learning. He went to English classes and worked hard to learn to write academic English to use at university. It was not an easy job but he was happy to learn a new thing every day.
Sam didn't find any difficulty finding Vietnamese food in Melbourne. He saw that there were a lot of Vietnamese restaurants in Footscreay and Springvale. He always went there to eat Vietnamese food and buy cheap goods from the shops there.
Now Sam is studying at university and still has two more years to finish his course. The teachers are very happy with what he does because they know that most people who come from Vietnam work hard to get good education.
Sam would like to stay in Australia after finishing his course. He wants to get a job at a big company and get some money to help his parents and younger brothers and sisters.
