Joge Rojas is Griffith University’s most recent Chilean to arrive on the Gold Coast to be welcomed by a well established Chilean clan.
Jorge credits a pre-existing social network of Chilean’s on the Gold Coast for an exciting arrival.
“I walked off the plane and into a house full of Chileans. It was like I’d never left my country. They even had Chilean wine to welcome me with…that was nice, but gone too quickly,” he laughs.
Jorge explains that a network of like minded people makes the transition and living easier.
“The Chileans here helped me get a job, offered me a room to live in…they even helped me get a girl friend (laughs)…she’s from Austria though,” he adds.
Jorge and his Austrian girlfriend Ella, happy on the Gold Coast
Keriruri's Point 