Sydney Reflect

Sunayana Yogi is a Practitioner of Neuro-Linguistic Programming and Show Host at Nepal Reports.

Hi everyone, this is Niraj from Sydney. Usually, in my previous episode, I interviewed a couple of international students living in Sydney and shared their experiences through the podcast and thank you so much for listening to those podcasts. This is just a quick message I want to share with you guys because the situation has been changed due to this Corona epidemic. This corona Covid 19 pandemic has changed the way we live, our behaviors and our lifestyle. I believe this is something unusual we have ever faced in our lifetime. So, I want to share a message that I have learned from this pandemic.

Hi everyone, I recently visited Kathmandu after two and a half years. I was really excited to meet my family, relatives, friends and spend a good time with them. I also got an opportunity to get connect with a new person in my life. But this visit was not just limited to that. I was actually exploring the possibilities and opportunities to start up business in Nepal. So, I went to the National innovation Center and met Dr. Mahabir Pun. I also get engaged with the aspiring young innovators of the Innovation center where I shared my knowledge and experience from Sydney.

Raunak Koirala is an alumnus of CQUniversity, Sydney. Currently, he is working in the National Australian Bank as a Consultant. In this episode, I tried to explore his experience as an international student in Sydney. Please listen to the full episode to know about his experiences related to the university, internship and working in Sydney.

In this episode, I shared about my experience of being a part of four days of entrepreneurial workshops that happened at UNSW university in Sydney and facilitated by the Frank Team. I got an opportunity to learn about how we can start our entrepreneurial journey from the small idea, also learned to test and validate the business model and finally, how to scale it.  Our team worked on an idea of food waste where we were focused on reducing the food waste of local restaurants in Sydney by helping them to sell their surplus food. The most surprising part was when we actually won the competition even we were not even top five at the Gala Round. Wanna know about how we won?  Then, listen to the full episode. 

In this episode, Sunil Gurung, a former SRC (Student Representative Committee) member of CQUniversity shared about his life in Sydney as an international student. He openly reflected on how he overcame his initial day challenges in Sydney and currently he works as an IOS Junior Engineer in Prezze Pty Ltd, Sydney. Also, listen to the full episode to know more about his internship experience in one of the Australian companies in Sydney which might be helpful for you if you are planning to do an intern in Sydney. 

In this episode, I shared about my total savings in my savings box (Khutruke) which I opened last week. For last one and half years, I have been saving some amounts on this box every week after I got paid. It was a kind of small saving but when I opened last week, I was totally surprised by the amount I saved in this one and a half years. So, listen to this full episode to know about how much I saved in my Khutruke.

In this episode, I had a very insightful conversation with the former CQUniversity social innovation champ of Sydney campus where he reflected on his journey to Sydney as an international student and how he explored his life outside the classroom. His key insights on social innovation are something you should be aware of.  Please listen to the full episode to know better about his Sydney life. 

In this solo episode, I have reflected on four key differences I have figured out in Sydney which was completely opposite to what I used to perceive. One of the best parts of living in a new place like Sydney is that we start to live our lives in a new way and it completely changes our way of seeing life.  Please listen to the full episode to know about it.

On this Episode, Subash Koirala, a recent graduate from CQUniversity, Sydney in Master of Management for Engineers shared about his student life experiences in Sydney. He also reflected on his internship experience during his studies.  One of his current fear is regarding how to start his new life back in his country Nepal. Listen to this episode to learn about his full reflection on his life in Sydney as an international student.

In this episode, I reflected on the key four lessons I have learned staying for two years in Sydney. These are -  1. We don't need to have a degree to earn money. 2. Life doesn't have to be stable before the '30s.  3. Small things matter in life. 4. Never expect too much from others. I believed from 2020, whatever I have learned in my life staying in Sydney, I will try to apply in my life. 

'' Sydney is a very good place to explore the opportunities in life.'' - Avash Pradhan On this episode, Avash Pradhan honestly shared about his experience of Sydney and how he managed to tackle all those challenges. He is optimistic about changing his life in Sydney. He is a recent graduate from Torren University, Sydney in Master of Global Project Management. Please listen the full episode to explore about his life experiences as an international student in Sydney.

In this episode, I am sharing about what I have learned from taking part in The student Leadership Conference back in 2018 during my university days. Besides, I also shared about how accepting one's true self will actually give you happiness because Happiness is within but we keep on searching outside. Also, I have shared about one of the experiences that I had during my initial job hunts in Sydney where I was late for my interview and that really made me realize why it is so important to become punctual in life. 

'' If you want to come to Sydney as an international students, then the mindset to struggle with every challenges is key to success,'' - Mahesh Parajuli. Mahesh Parajuli recently completed his Master of Civil Engineering from University of Wollongong. We are so grateful to have him in our show as the first guest. In this episode, he shared about his life as an international student in Sydney. Please listen till the end to know about him and learn from his valuable experiences.

Hello and Namaste Everyone,  This is Niraj from Sydney and Welcome to my first episode of Sydney Reflect where I will be sharing about some of my recent experiences in Sydney as an international student. My only purpose is to create a community where we share our learning to others with Selfless.  Every years thousands of international students come here in Sydney to fulfil their dream but honestly, it's not an easy here. We have to work hard and we have to go through different circumstances which sometime can make us so frustrated in our life. But, we should fight back and create a hope in our life. I hope my experience will be something valuable in your life and I hope you will share yours too. Please do share your thoughts which will help me to know about you and I can learn from you guys as well. Please don't forget to follow us for upcoming episode where I will be sharing the experiences of other international students in Sydney. Till then,  Be healthy, Happy and Keep Learning, Keep Sharing.