Quebec Three - Text

Subject is a white female, born 1958, Montreal, Canada. She reports having lived for more than one year in Bordeaux, Paris, Sunshine Coast, Brisbane, and Melbourne. She is a university lecturer.

Sample contributed by Geraldine Cook, February, 2007. Interview edited August 2, 2007 by Paul Meier.

Running time: 00:03:50.

TRANSCRIPTION
I’m gonna tell you the story of… a little Quebec girl coming to Australia. So after living 30 odd years in a very cold country, I decided to move-- follow my husband —my Australian husband— to Australia. And had a -- totally a change of lifestyle, and went to live on the Sunshine Coast, the beautiful Sunshine Coast, surrounded by amazing, beautiful beaches.
(Um) I had a great time there for years, and then got removed to the city, in search of maybe more challenging work, and spent another four years in Brisbane, which is actually a beautiful little city, and finally got this amazing job in Melbourne. So here I am, living in Melbourne, since a year, and discovering amazing things to do, an amazing school where I was-- am teaching at. And (um) having a great time with (um) beautiful colleagues. Amongst them Madame Cook, which is next to me.
So… Yes, (um) it’s the-- it’s a very short story….
UNSCRIPTED SPEECH TRANSCRIBED BY JACQUELINE BAKER, ASSOCIATE EDITOR FOR TRANSCRIPTIONS, October 31, 2007