A NEW LIFE IN SYDNEY

My grandparents came from a small town in Scotland. They moved from Scotland to Australia in 1955. They were married and they had one child. He is my father, Tom. The life in Australia wasn’t easy at the beginning because they didn’t have any money. My grandfather didn’t have a job and my grandmother didn’t work because their little boy was only five years old.

So, they started a new life in Sydney. From the first day, they loved the city and they loved the sea and the beaches. Everything was clean and the people were all so friendly. It was warm and sunny every day, very different from the grey, wet days in England. Tom started school and soon he had lots of new friends. In fact, his best friend Tom was also from Scotland. Granddad and Grandma started new jobs and they had another child. This time it was a little girl, my Aunt Barbara.

When Tom finished high school, he knew he wanted to go back to Scotland to see it again. So, he packed his bags and left his home and his family. He liked what he saw so he stayed there. He went to university and studied to become a teacher. Now he teaches at my school, but he doesn’t teach me!