Two and half years ago, this woman left her large group of family and friends to move to Melbourne with her husband. Finding new connections has been hard, but social media is a boon.
When Pooja Joshi Desai needs any information on her adopted home, she turns to a network of more than 16,000Two and half years ago, Ms Joshi Desai left her large group of family and friends in Mumbai to move to Melbourne with her husband, Pranav Desai.
"If someone posts a query, I see some very genuine responses, and people are very helpful," she said.Social media safe space for some migrantsto become the third-largest country of birth for people living in Australia, behind Australia and England. "So, I thought, if there was a platform to collaborate, to talk to each other, to find people and share issues and problems, that would be great."
He said migrants, particularly women, might not be able to interact with their neighbours due to language barriers. But on social media forums, the bonds developed as people shared common interests and cultural backgrounds. Ms Rana said sharing her personal struggles with the group — a cultural no-no in the conservative Indian society — became a catalyst.
Back in 2013, Deepti Sharma's parents-in-law were planning an extended stay for one year in Melbourne.
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