Guest Speaker
Rob Smith
- Born in Midlands area UK
- Dad was born in Egypt and family lived a 'pioneering life'
- Mum was born in Yorkshire
- Parents met at University and never graduated as they left and married
- 1981 moved to Hong Kong with dad's new position
- Spent three years 'partying' and making the most of the experience
- Returned to the UK and was a 'shock', started travelling again with mates
- Ended up in Israel in a Kibbutz and worked for 8 months
- Left and headed to a farmers property to help with vegetables and watering
- Travelled back to Greece with some more money in pockets
- Kept travelling to Munich as a dishwasher
- Got back to UK before University as a mature aged student
- First teaching position for 7 years year 3-4
- Married Terrico a nurse
- Had 4 kids
- Looked at moving to Slovenia but decided on Australia
- Moved to Victoria with three-year visa
- Started teaching in 2010 in Numurkah
- Got citizenship in 2017
- Family fully involved in local sporting clubs
- Positive move but things still tough - parents ageing and unable to visit back home regularly
- Don't regret the move
- Future is to keep working at the Numurkah Primary School and organising sports days