Meet Kim, an Australian living in New York who keeps on the sunny side of NYC life by practicing her Aussie slang at F45. AWNY spoke with Kim about her performing arts background and the things she misses most from home.
Author: Tarley Jordan
Tarley has been an AWNY volunteer since 2012. She is award-winning marketer from Sydney (with stops in Brisbane and Rockhampton), who moved to New York after meeting her husband in a typical New York chance encounter. Find her on Instagram: @tarleyj
Samantha Wills moved from Sydney to New York in 2010 when the Samantha Wills jewelry brand started to gain traction after Patricia Field selected a pair of her earrings to appear in the second Sex and The City film. That placement—celebrity factor aside—was a huge milestone and the move to New York allowed her to start the foundations of building the brand in the US market.
Designer Lucy Tupu fell in love with New York while visiting her brother here in 2002. After moving here permanently in 2004 she has built a successful creative studio where she designs and produces custom rugs, carpets, furniture and lighting. Lucy tells AWNY how she manages homesickness and navigates the city with her young family.
Join us virtually to meet some fab new friends, learn more about the programs that we offer, hear about the events we have coming up and meet the incoming Australian Consul-General, Nick Greiner.
A limited series of six candid conversations about the shared experience of being an aussie or kiwi womxn living in new york during the pandemic, and beyond. Grab a cuppa, a bagel slathered in vegemite and tune in live at 8AM ET on Thursdays through May and June 2021.
