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"As English is not my first language, it took me a bit of time to adjust. It was such a challenge for me, but exciting at the same time. Everyone was welcoming. Everyone was understanding where I came from."

"I kept hearing about the unemployment rate, yet I was also hearing about the skills shortage in tourism and hospitality. It felt like these were two problems that could potentially solve each other."

"We were starting to understand a bit more about mental illness and how many people it affected. Movember gave us something real to put that passion towards. That's what we needed."

"It was one of those penny-drop moments, ‘I can see myself within that art.’ It was a wake-up call. It awoke that in me. I thought, “What’s the worst you can do? Fail again?’"

"People here—even when I feel like I haven't done enough to help them—they’re always so appreciative of whatever I can do. I can't do everything that I want to do, that's not possible. But I know, for some, it is making a difference for them."