A friend of my family has recently migrated to Australia. He has been working and saving hard to bring his fiance over. She finally got her visa, and flew into Sydney at 9AM on January first.
Our friend went up to Sydney (from Canberra) on NYE to watch the fireworks and to meet her at the airport. He went with friends, and stayed at Hornsby- a long way to the airport.
He had a most enjoyable NYE- especially as he was speaking his own language again after three months of speaking English most of the time. Perhaps a drink or three was consumed.
He arrived home at 8AM, ready just to have a shower and to get on the train.
He did not make it past the bed.
Fiance rang us from the airport- she had arrived, and not only was he nowhere- he could not answer the phone. Nobody in the house could be raised- they had arrived home not much earlier.
She hardly spoke any English.
We eventually found somebody who could travel (by train from Hornsby) to meet her.
It was some hours before he was awake enough to answer his phone.
He has now been reunited. But he has a LOT of making up to do now.
Our friend went up to Sydney (from Canberra) on NYE to watch the fireworks and to meet her at the airport. He went with friends, and stayed at Hornsby- a long way to the airport.
He had a most enjoyable NYE- especially as he was speaking his own language again after three months of speaking English most of the time. Perhaps a drink or three was consumed.
He arrived home at 8AM, ready just to have a shower and to get on the train.
He did not make it past the bed.
Fiance rang us from the airport- she had arrived, and not only was he nowhere- he could not answer the phone. Nobody in the house could be raised- they had arrived home not much earlier.
She hardly spoke any English.
We eventually found somebody who could travel (by train from Hornsby) to meet her.
It was some hours before he was awake enough to answer his phone.
He has now been reunited. But he has a LOT of making up to do now.