VANESSA SABATINI

July 01, 2013
            <p>As far as I can remember, I have always like foreign languages- languages are not only a way of communication but a rich approach to a different culture-a land- our origins- and identity. I was born in Belgium-my parents have immigrated in Belgium from Italy-Dutch and French are spoken in Belgium. I have always used my different languages at work and personal life with family and friends coming from different background. I have immigrated in Australia 6 years ago and became a citizen last year. I have worked within a tourism Association for 3 years and have used those languages whenever needed. The interaction with visitors becomes more intimate and speaking their words gives them more confidence in their requests. I have also organised a couple of multicultural events , and got sponsored by the city of Busselton to organize 'Harmony day' this year, recruiting volunteers to cook dishes from their country of origin, we had many different nationalities present with a stall at the Dunsborough Playing field, as well as a multicultural soccer game. It was a fantastic day full of diveristy and different languages spoken. I would like to learn other languages such as Noongar Language and Indonesian. I am not sure what an Ambassador does exactly but I am happy to help empathizing languages.</p>
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