Moving to Australia has its challenges. But there was one that took Monika by surprise

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For immigrant families like Monika's, leaning to swim has not only been integral to their safety, it's been instrumental in instilling their sense of belonging.

She said she could already see how learning to swim had improved her sons' confidence and how they interact with friends.

"That's one of the reasons we got our children to learn swimming, because you feel a sense of belonging when you're into what everybody is doing.""[Until now] I have been only a viewer, an audience of their enjoyment, but now I can be part of their enjoyment," she said.Not knowing how to swim worryingly common

 

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Let me guess! Was it the amount of clickbait from the national broadcaster? (It's pretty shocking, honestly)

Learning to swim for migrants. Brilliant idea. We take our upbringing for granted that a lot of us learn to swim the same time we learn to walk. The happiness on their faces says it all. Pure Joy.

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