A quick note, because it’s come up a couple of times and it’s fair to ask.
You’ll notice the EXATEC Australia website is currently in English. This wasn’t an accident, and it’s not a statement about identity or culture. It’s simply a practical decision based on what the website needs to do.
Many of us naturally connect in Spanish; in WhatsApp chats, voice notes, meetups, jokes, and friendships. That’s a big part of what makes this community feel like home, and it’s not going anywhere.
The language choice on the website is not meant to replace that. The website plays a different role.
A community website is our public “front door.” It needs to be clear and usable for:
EXATECs arriving in Australia who are immediately navigating work and life in English
Local partners and communities we want to collaborate with
Potential sponsors who may support events, welcome initiatives, and long-term programs
Employers, universities, venues, and organisations who may want to work with us
In other words: the website is one of our tools to embed EXATEC Australia into the local ecosystem and make collaboration easier.
English is the shared language for most public-facing activity in Australia: partnerships, sponsorship conversations, events, venues, and coordination with external organisations.
Having the website in English makes it immediately accessible to the audiences outside our WhatsApp groups who can help create opportunities for the community (and help us run higher-quality events).
This doesn’t mean Spanish isn’t valued. It just means the website’s default language is aligned to the environment where we’re operating.
We’ve discussed Spanish vs English internally before and we’re still learning what works best.
Right now, we’re prioritising the website being:
easy to share publicly,
easy for external collaborators to understand,
and easy for new members to navigate quickly.
That’s why it’s currently in English.
This is not “English forever.” It’s “English while we get to Spanish.”
As the platform stabilises and we have more volunteer bandwidth, we can add Spanish in a way that’s sustainable and high-quality — for example:
translating the most important pages first (About, Join, Events, Sponsorship)
publishing bilingual posts when it makes sense
creating a simple Spanish landing page that links to key sections
If you’d like to help with translation, reviewing wording, or shaping a bilingual approach, we’d genuinely love the support.
A quick note, because it’s come up a couple of times and it’s fair to ask.
You’ll notice the EXATEC Australia website is currently in English. This wasn’t an accident, and it’s not a statement about identity or culture. It’s simply a practical decision based on what the website needs to do.
Many of us naturally connect in Spanish; in WhatsApp chats, voice notes, meetups, jokes, and friendships. That’s a big part of what makes this community feel like home, and it’s not going anywhere.
The language choice on the website is not meant to replace that. The website plays a different role.
A community website is our public “front door.” It needs to be clear and usable for:
EXATECs arriving in Australia who are immediately navigating work and life in English
Local partners and communities we want to collaborate with
Potential sponsors who may support events, welcome initiatives, and long-term programs
Employers, universities, venues, and organisations who may want to work with us
In other words: the website is one of our tools to embed EXATEC Australia into the local ecosystem and make collaboration easier.
English is the shared language for most public-facing activity in Australia: partnerships, sponsorship conversations, events, venues, and coordination with external organisations.
Having the website in English makes it immediately accessible to the audiences outside our WhatsApp groups who can help create opportunities for the community (and help us run higher-quality events).
This doesn’t mean Spanish isn’t valued. It just means the website’s default language is aligned to the environment where we’re operating.
We’ve discussed Spanish vs English internally before and we’re still learning what works best.
Right now, we’re prioritising the website being:
easy to share publicly,
easy for external collaborators to understand,
and easy for new members to navigate quickly.
That’s why it’s currently in English.
This is not “English forever.” It’s “English while we get to Spanish.”
As the platform stabilises and we have more volunteer bandwidth, we can add Spanish in a way that’s sustainable and high-quality — for example:
translating the most important pages first (About, Join, Events, Sponsorship)
publishing bilingual posts when it makes sense
creating a simple Spanish landing page that links to key sections
If you’d like to help with translation, reviewing wording, or shaping a bilingual approach, we’d genuinely love the support.