Zdenka



Hi my name is Zdenka. I was born in Zagreb, Croatia I have been in Australia for 19 years. I came to Australia for a better life. When I first arrived I was confused and frightened by several things: language, writing and I missed home.

I had never seen kangaroos or the bush and the houses were totally different. I had never eaten meat pies, BBQ, chiko roll/ pavlova, and apart from BBQ’s I still haven’t tried the others! I miss the food from my country, I especially miss home made bread, ‘Kulin’ this is a special thick sausage.

The weather in my country is different 4 seasons autumn, summer, spring and a very cold winter. The country side is greener and has more trees and also has more farms and villages than here. Pleternica is the nearest city, to where I lived. It is the same as Fremantle. My city has fewer shops, places to eat, parks, large buildings and people. The population is about 4000. The employment is good. It is easy to get a good education but it is not easy to get a good job. It is also not easy to find a place to live. The main export products are vegetables, biscuits and vegeta (dried spiced vegetables).