During her studies at Victoria University, Thuy Trang always tried her best to study and won a number of encouraging scholarships such as the VASA scholarship (Vietnamese Student Association in Australia Scholarship) worth 1,000 Australian dollars, the VICUNI scholarship (Scholarship awarded by Victoria University to students with good university entrance exam results) worth 10,000 dollars/year, the MUNA scholarship (Scholarship awarded by Victoria University to students who strive to study nursing) worth 5,000 dollars...
Experiences only studying abroad can give
Starting a study abroad life means accepting a new journey full of new things and no shortage of difficulties. For Thuy Trang, the problem she encountered when she first arrived in the land of kangaroos at the age of 17 was the language barrier.
The Gen Z friend shared: “Back then in Vietnam, I only focused on studying IELTS and academic English, forgetting about everyday English communication. So when I first arrived, I couldn’t understand everything the Australians around me said. And the Australian English accent is very different from what I learned in Vietnam.
So my advice for those who want to study abroad is to learn the language, typically English very well, especially through movies because it is very close to reality and will help you integrate faster."
Like most other international students, when coming to a completely foreign country, Thuy Trang's thinking changed a lot, especially her way of living independently. "When they turn 18, Westerners no longer ask their parents for money, so I also had the idea of living independently when I turned 18.
I want to earn my own money, spend my own money and at the same time help my family. Through part-time jobs, I receive not only money, but also lessons, experience and knowledge.
The Vietnamese girl advises international students who want to work part-time to carefully study the labor laws in the country they are studying in, improve their communication and language skills, and especially learn some additional skills such as nail care, eyelash care, coffee making, hair cutting, etc. to have more job opportunities when they first arrive.
Stemming from her love of taking care of others, the female student from Hai Phong studied for a Bachelor of Nursing and is currently interning at a hospital in Australia.
Trang wants to become a nurse to help Vietnamese people when they have to be hospitalized in Australia. She said that nursing is a highly respected profession in Australia, with many career paths and good benefits.
“If you want to pursue this career, you must truly love and care for others. The reason is that many times you will be the one changing diapers, bathing patients in the hospital. In reality, when a patient is admitted to the hospital in Australia, the nurse will be the one taking care of everything, the patient’s family does not need to worry about anything, just visit and talk.
This field of study is also very stressful because the workload is quite heavy when working in a hospital, so if you want to pursue it, you need to be able to withstand pressure well. The field has a lot of technical terms, drug names that must be memorized and many tests, so you also need to prepare solid knowledge to not fall behind.
The business journey starts from zero
Despite being busy studying nursing, what few people think is that this girl born in 2001 is also managing an eyelash extension salon in Melbourne. In addition, Thuy Trang also accepts to “hand-hold” students from both Vietnam and abroad about eyelash extensions. Thanks to that, at the age of 22, Trang can pay for her own tuition and living expenses.
“Before coming to Australia, I learned eyelash extensions and nail art. I opened the shop because I thought I should start small first to gain experience, knowledge and money. Besides, I wanted to earn money to pay for my expensive tuition in Australia. If I worked for someone else, I wouldn’t have enough money to pay for my tuition. Only being my own boss would give me the freedom and flexibility to study.”
The 10x girl's difficulty is that she started from scratch. At 18, Trang saved 120 Australian dollars to buy an eyelash extension bed and divided her bedroom into two rooms to do eyelash extensions for customers. Gradually, she opened her own shop.
2020-2021 was the most difficult time for Trang when the government forced her to quarantine due to Covid-19, leaving her completely unemployed. However, the Vietnamese female student turned to online business to cover her living expenses.
Now, after several years of hard work, the shop has gradually become a destination for many Vietnamese and local customers. The number of regular customers of the shop is about 100-150 customers per month, and at the same time, it has received a lot of trust and support from eyelash extension students, helping Trang earn an income of about more than 100,000 Australian dollars per year.
“You guys should be bold enough to try, only by trying will you know how far you can go. And if you fail, consider it a memorable lesson to learn from in the future,” the Gen Z girl confided.
Sharing about her future plans, Trang confided: “I have a dream of contributing to my homeland Vietnam, where I was born and raised. Currently, most of the products I sell are imported from Vietnam.
In the future, I will definitely have volunteer projects to help Vietnamese people who are still facing many difficulties. In addition, I also plan to establish a project to help students with problems of finding a house, finding a job, buying a car… in Australia, or orientation to learn English.
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