One day I did some work for my company with someone who came from Australia and we fell in love after a short time. He asked me to come and live in Australia and I agreed. My English at that time was basic and I knew that I had to work hard. My degree was not recognised in Australia and I could not work as an accountant. I was told that I would have to go back to study at a university to be able to work as an accountant again. That was too much for me.
After some time I had many problems with my husband. He used to drink a lot and he hit me many times. He always used abusive language when he talked to me. I called the police and they gave him a warning the first time they came. After that he hit me again and again. I called the police and left the house. I live now at a women's refuge with other women who experienced domestic violence.
My husband does not know my address and he can hit me no more. I took a detention order against my husband. He is not allowed to come near me any more or try to contact me. This experience shattered my life and what makes it worse is that I have a boy who is two years old. He lives with me at the women's refuge.
All the women at the women's refuge had terrible experiences and were abused by violent men. They feel safe now but their lives are not the same. In Victoria there are 26 women's refuges.
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My name is Lydia and I come from Moldova. I speak Russian and I am 30 years old. When I came to Australia three years ago my English was not good at all. I was ....................... to answer the phone or talk to people. In Moldova I worked as an accountant at a company that sold plastics. I had many friends at work and we always shared a smile together. I did all ................ work on a computer and received many email messages every day at work.One day I did some work for my company with someone who came from Australia and we fell in love after a short time. He asked me to come and live in Australia and I agreed. My English at that time was basic and I knew that I had to .................. hard. My degree was not recognised in Australia and I could not work as an accountant. I was told that I would have to go back to study at a university to be able to work as an ....................... again. That was too much for me.After some time I had many problems with my husband. He used to drink a lot and he hit me many times. He always used abusive language when he talked to me. I called the police and they gave him a warning the first time they came. After that he hit me again and again. I called the ................... and left the house. I live now at a women's refuge with other women who experienced domestic violence. My husband does not know my address and he can hit me no more. I took a detention order against my husband. He is not allowed to come near me any more or try to contact me. This experience shattered my life and what makes it worse is that I have a boy who is ................. years old. He lives with me at the women's refuge. All the women at the women's refuge had terrible experiences and were abused by violent men. They feel safe now but their lives are not the same. In .................... there are 26 women's refuges.
