From Liege to Sydney

With Anissa - Creating space in Bondi

Just go (live elsewhere) !

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- Background and roots: The interviewee is from Belgium, specifically Liège, and has ties to Morocco through family. She spent a significant period in London (five years) to pursue her interest in fashion and beauty and to improve her English, before moving to Australia. The move was partly motivated by weather and a sense that she needed to pursue something she couldn’t fully articulate at the time.

- Early work in Australia: After arriving, she found work in a Bondi shop, where she initially applied broadly by printing her resume and visiting multiple shops. She started as a casual employee, and her English gradually improved. Her leadership trajectory progressed quickly: within months she became a shop manager, a role that re ...