Ateneo graduate, naging cleaner, now People & Culture Coordinator sa Australia // Erika Tinong

One thing my aunt told me when I came to nz, umiwas daw sa mga Filipino. I questioned that because I was "sabik" makameet ng mga pinoys pero that changed kasi naexperience ko first-hand how some Filipinos are overseas, lots of gossip and crab mentality. One common factor sa mga nakilala ko na matagal na sa nz is unang tanong sa akin, "anung visa mo" or kaya "paano ka nakarating ng nz."

I immersed myself with different cultures and widened my network instead.
I do have filipino friends pero bilang lang talaga.