Ep #49 | Staying Connected with Latin America with Karoll Pinzon of The Familia Hub

At 17, Karoll Pinzon left Bucaramanga, Colombia, and travelled across the world to become an exchange student in Australia. What followed were months of homesickness, culture shock and struggling to understand Australian English but also the beginning of a new life in Melbourne.In Ep# 49 of the Amiga Mia Talk Show and Part 2 of the Staying Connected with Latin America series, brought to you by Western Union. We chat all things reflection on migration, motherhood, language and belonging.Karoll shares how she went from creating a WhatsApp support group for Hispanic families to founding The Familia Hub, a trusted Spanish-language platform helping migrant families navigate life in Australia. She also takes us behind the scenes of her national guide to childcare centres, schools and learning programs that teach Spanish.Content note: This conversation includes discussion of domestic and family violence.Connect with Karoll:Website: https://www.thefamiliahub.comInstagram, Facebook and YouTube: @thefamiliahubThe Spanish Schools in Australia resource: https://buymeacoffee.com/thefamiliahub/e/559548The ways we stay connected may have changed, but the reasons behind why hasn’t. Sending money is always a welcomed gift to those that mean so much to us. Send money with the Western Union the app to loved ones across Latin America. New online customers get a great rate and $0 transfer fee* on their first online transfer. *FX Gains apply.Episode 49 | Staying Connected with Latin America, Part 2