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After working for 7 years in the Royal Australian Air Force, Emeka was significantly, physically injured at work.
He obtained qualifications in community services, business, leadership, and quality auditing. Becoming a disability support worker, Emeka supported others with a range of mental and psychological disabilities. He also gained experience as a youth worker with child protection.
A leader in a range of roles for 10 years, he has been an active community member, run programs for high schoolers, and has the heart to see the disadvantaged walking in unifying strength.
I speak 5 languages but I have forgotten most of them! I’m allergic to chilli but Simeon keeps telling me to eat it so I do…
When I first joined the military I was sent to a 2-week boot camp. On about day 8, after a long exhausting sleep deprived 28 hours with no real breaks or time for food, we were finally allowed to have a break. I was so exhausted that I fell asleep almost immediately in my little tent and started dreaming of food. In this dream I was having a rather delicious meal, the dream was so good that it almost felt real. At some point, I felt like I was in a trance, where the lines between dream and reality were beginning to blur. I figured the starvation and exhaustion combined were just making it all felt real. Eventually, though it felt too real, it was as though I could literally feel food in my mouth, wanting to break out of the delusion, I decided to wake up to find that the ‘food’ was indeed real! And by food, of course, I mean, a caterpillar had crawled into my mouth while I slept and I was chewing away. What bothers me the most was that I was so hungry I didn’t stop chewing and at the time I was enjoying doing so too….. That’s one memory that will never leave me!
