View Poll Results: list your connection to OZ/NZ
neither partner from OZ/NZ - no family in OZ/NZ
48
59.26%
neither partner from OZ/NZ - have family in OZ/NZ
19
23.46%
One partner from OZ/NZ
12
14.81%
No Family in OZ/NZ but lived there as a child
2
2.47%
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contacts in OZ/NZ
Oct 17th 2003, 11:23 am
#16
Good to be back in UK
Joined: Oct 2003
Location: Back in UK
Posts: 750
Re: contacts in OZ/NZ
Originally posted by bawi
Interesting thread!
I often wondered what the different reasons are for people to go to the other side of the world. I also think that the contents of the posts and what they say differs a lot, if they have been there for minimum a year and even have contacts or if they go there without ever have seen the place. I am not judging anyone, but feel many of the totally new people might be disappointed, maybe also positively surprised?
Well, I do what Pollyana does, going to live with my boyfriend, as I have better chances there than he has here (Switzerland). Also because I like the country and have met his family, have a job to go to...etc. We just want to be a normal couple, no more long distance thing!
It will certainly be interesting to read peoples posts after they have been there for a while and to compare their expectations to what they have found there.
That was just some of my thoughts, not sure if they are clear enough as sometimes I struggle with the English language.
Have a good day to all...
Barbara
Interesting thread!
I often wondered what the different reasons are for people to go to the other side of the world. I also think that the contents of the posts and what they say differs a lot, if they have been there for minimum a year and even have contacts or if they go there without ever have seen the place. I am not judging anyone, but feel many of the totally new people might be disappointed, maybe also positively surprised?
Well, I do what Pollyana does, going to live with my boyfriend, as I have better chances there than he has here (Switzerland). Also because I like the country and have met his family, have a job to go to...etc. We just want to be a normal couple, no more long distance thing!
It will certainly be interesting to read peoples posts after they have been there for a while and to compare their expectations to what they have found there.
That was just some of my thoughts, not sure if they are clear enough as sometimes I struggle with the English language.
Have a good day to all...
Barbara
Your english is very good as was your post. It sounds like you have everything prepared for your migration, what area of australia are you heading for and when do you arrive?
Oct 17th 2003, 12:40 pm
#17
Cheesy Member
Joined: Jul 2003
Location: Brisbane
Posts: 1,033
Re: contacts in OZ/NZ
Originally posted by bawi
Interesting thread!
I often wondered what the different reasons are for people to go to the other side of the world. I also think that the contents of the posts and what they say differs a lot, if they have been there for minimum a year and even have contacts or if they go there without ever have seen the place. I am not judging anyone, but feel many of the totally new people might be disappointed, maybe also positively surprised?
Well, I do what Pollyana does, going to live with my boyfriend, as I have better chances there than he has here (Switzerland). Also because I like the country and have met his family, have a job to go to...etc. We just want to be a normal couple, no more long distance thing!
It will certainly be interesting to read peoples posts after they have been there for a while and to compare their expectations to what they have found there.
That was just some of my thoughts, not sure if they are clear enough as sometimes I struggle with the English language.
Have a good day to all...
Barbara
Interesting thread!
I often wondered what the different reasons are for people to go to the other side of the world. I also think that the contents of the posts and what they say differs a lot, if they have been there for minimum a year and even have contacts or if they go there without ever have seen the place. I am not judging anyone, but feel many of the totally new people might be disappointed, maybe also positively surprised?
Well, I do what Pollyana does, going to live with my boyfriend, as I have better chances there than he has here (Switzerland). Also because I like the country and have met his family, have a job to go to...etc. We just want to be a normal couple, no more long distance thing!
It will certainly be interesting to read peoples posts after they have been there for a while and to compare their expectations to what they have found there.
That was just some of my thoughts, not sure if they are clear enough as sometimes I struggle with the English language.
Have a good day to all...
Barbara
Thankfully my family were very good about me moving to the other side of the world. Actually - maybe they were too good? They came to see me off at LHR and I am sure they were muttering about making sure I got the plane. Since I have been over here my parents, brother and sister have all sold their houses and moved. I am sure it is just an oversight that they have not sent me their new addresses............
Oct 17th 2003, 1:36 pm
#18
settling in, finally
Joined: Aug 2003
Location: finally here with bf....
Posts: 77
Re: contacts in OZ/NZ
what area of australia are you heading for and when do you arrive? [/QUOTE]
Hi Donna and Chris
I am heading to Gympie /QLD (yes, that's true and please don't laugh as now we all now that it is run by nuts, former post).
i loved perth. I have lived there with my boyfriend for about 6 months, in Scarborough. But now we go back to where he is originally from to work in his parents business.
Say hi to Perth and look at a sunset for me, please. They are special there!
(Thanks for the compliment, it helps, especially when my bf laughs at me for saying and pronouncing things funnily.)
Barbara
Originally posted by Jirrupin
what area of australia are you heading for and when do you arrive?
what area of australia are you heading for and when do you arrive?
Hi Donna and Chris
I am heading to Gympie /QLD (yes, that's true and please don't laugh as now we all now that it is run by nuts, former post).
i loved perth. I have lived there with my boyfriend for about 6 months, in Scarborough. But now we go back to where he is originally from to work in his parents business.
Say hi to Perth and look at a sunset for me, please. They are special there!
(Thanks for the compliment, it helps, especially when my bf laughs at me for saying and pronouncing things funnily.)
Barbara
Oct 17th 2003, 1:38 pm
#19
Forum Regular
Joined: Sep 2003
Posts: 54
Well we are one of the 59% - no previous connections .. other people say we are very brave and how they wish it was them ... I am not a deep thinker and its pobably best I don't know what I am in for ... just go with the flow and trust in the lord .... some people may think we are stupid - leaving secure jobs, nice home and dragging 2 kids (17, 13) half way round the world for a bit of sunshine, space and ????? ..
Hope is life will be richer - not in £'s and pence sense.. but in quality, less stress (traffic, noise), more activities outdoors, spending more time together, more living space.. Don't know how much we will miss friends and family and how we will cope...how we will survive (financially), where we will live ... trying to convince myself its an adventure.. and our lives will be richer for the experience ... everyone says you can always come back if it doesn't work out !!... although at the moment thinking is this would be a last resort .. don't know what we're going to but we do know what we're leaving is not how we want to live out our lives ...
What do you think .. do I sound totally naive and off my head
cheers
Hope is life will be richer - not in £'s and pence sense.. but in quality, less stress (traffic, noise), more activities outdoors, spending more time together, more living space.. Don't know how much we will miss friends and family and how we will cope...how we will survive (financially), where we will live ... trying to convince myself its an adventure.. and our lives will be richer for the experience ... everyone says you can always come back if it doesn't work out !!... although at the moment thinking is this would be a last resort .. don't know what we're going to but we do know what we're leaving is not how we want to live out our lives ...
What do you think .. do I sound totally naive and off my head
cheers
Oct 17th 2003, 1:40 pm
#20
She's a bird, you know
Joined: Jul 2003
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 7,655
Originally posted by FiFi
Well we are one of the 59% - no previous connections .. other people say we are very brave and how they wish it was them ... I am not a deep thinker and its pobably best I don't know what I am in for ... just go with the flow and trust in the lord .... some people may think we are stupid - leaving secure jobs, nice home and dragging 2 kids (17, 13) half way round the world for a bit of sunshine, space and ????? ..
Hope is life will be richer - not in £'s and pence sense.. but in quality, less stress (traffic, noise), more activities outdoors, spending more time together, more living space.. Don't know how much we will miss friends and family and how we will cope...how we will survive (financially), where we will live ... trying to convince myself its an adventure.. and our lives will be richer for the experience ... everyone says you can always come back if it doesn't work out !!... although at the moment thinking is this would be a last resort .. don't know what we're going to but we do know what we're leaving is not how we want to live out our lives ...
What do you think .. do I sound totally naive and off my head
cheers
Well we are one of the 59% - no previous connections .. other people say we are very brave and how they wish it was them ... I am not a deep thinker and its pobably best I don't know what I am in for ... just go with the flow and trust in the lord .... some people may think we are stupid - leaving secure jobs, nice home and dragging 2 kids (17, 13) half way round the world for a bit of sunshine, space and ????? ..
Hope is life will be richer - not in £'s and pence sense.. but in quality, less stress (traffic, noise), more activities outdoors, spending more time together, more living space.. Don't know how much we will miss friends and family and how we will cope...how we will survive (financially), where we will live ... trying to convince myself its an adventure.. and our lives will be richer for the experience ... everyone says you can always come back if it doesn't work out !!... although at the moment thinking is this would be a last resort .. don't know what we're going to but we do know what we're leaving is not how we want to live out our lives ...
What do you think .. do I sound totally naive and off my head
cheers
Good luck with it - if you never ever go, you'll never ever know (that was the motto to a campaign by the Northern Territory tourist authority - it's always stuck with me)
Oct 17th 2003, 1:44 pm
#21
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Originally posted by FiFi
Well we are one of the 59% - no previous connections .. other people say we are very brave and how they wish it was them ... I am not a deep thinker and its pobably best I don't know what I am in for ... just go with the flow and trust in the lord .... some people may think we are stupid - leaving secure jobs, nice home and dragging 2 kids (17, 13) half way round the world for a bit of sunshine, space and ????? ..
Hope is life will be richer - not in £'s and pence sense.. but in quality, less stress (traffic, noise), more activities outdoors, spending more time together, more living space.. Don't know how much we will miss friends and family and how we will cope...how we will survive (financially), where we will live ... trying to convince myself its an adventure.. and our lives will be richer for the experience ... everyone says you can always come back if it doesn't work out !!... although at the moment thinking is this would be a last resort .. don't know what we're going to but we do know what we're leaving is not how we want to live out our lives ...
What do you think .. do I sound totally naive and off my head
cheers
Well we are one of the 59% - no previous connections .. other people say we are very brave and how they wish it was them ... I am not a deep thinker and its pobably best I don't know what I am in for ... just go with the flow and trust in the lord .... some people may think we are stupid - leaving secure jobs, nice home and dragging 2 kids (17, 13) half way round the world for a bit of sunshine, space and ????? ..
Hope is life will be richer - not in £'s and pence sense.. but in quality, less stress (traffic, noise), more activities outdoors, spending more time together, more living space.. Don't know how much we will miss friends and family and how we will cope...how we will survive (financially), where we will live ... trying to convince myself its an adventure.. and our lives will be richer for the experience ... everyone says you can always come back if it doesn't work out !!... although at the moment thinking is this would be a last resort .. don't know what we're going to but we do know what we're leaving is not how we want to live out our lives ...
What do you think .. do I sound totally naive and off my head
cheers
good post, i think you have summed up there what a lot of people want from the move.
certainly we want a better lifestyle for the kids and to get them away from the overcrowded concrete jungle that the U.K is fast becoming.
Oct 17th 2003, 3:39 pm
#22
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Joined: Sep 2003
Location: Sunny Scarborough QLD
Posts: 63
Originally posted by FiFi
Well we are one of the 59% - no previous connections .. other people say we are very brave and how they wish it was them ... I am not a deep thinker and its pobably best I don't know what I am in for ... just go with the flow and trust in the lord .... some people may think we are stupid - leaving secure jobs, nice home and dragging 2 kids (17, 13) half way round the world for a bit of sunshine, space and ????? ..
Hope is life will be richer - not in £'s and pence sense.. but in quality, less stress (traffic, noise), more activities outdoors, spending more time together, more living space.. Don't know how much we will miss friends and family and how we will cope...how we will survive (financially), where we will live ... trying to convince myself its an adventure.. and our lives will be richer for the experience ... everyone says you can always come back if it doesn't work out !!... although at the moment thinking is this would be a last resort .. don't know what we're going to but we do know what we're leaving is not how we want to live out our lives ...
What do you think .. do I sound totally naive and off my head
cheers
Well we are one of the 59% - no previous connections .. other people say we are very brave and how they wish it was them ... I am not a deep thinker and its pobably best I don't know what I am in for ... just go with the flow and trust in the lord .... some people may think we are stupid - leaving secure jobs, nice home and dragging 2 kids (17, 13) half way round the world for a bit of sunshine, space and ????? ..
Hope is life will be richer - not in £'s and pence sense.. but in quality, less stress (traffic, noise), more activities outdoors, spending more time together, more living space.. Don't know how much we will miss friends and family and how we will cope...how we will survive (financially), where we will live ... trying to convince myself its an adventure.. and our lives will be richer for the experience ... everyone says you can always come back if it doesn't work out !!... although at the moment thinking is this would be a last resort .. don't know what we're going to but we do know what we're leaving is not how we want to live out our lives ...
What do you think .. do I sound totally naive and off my head
cheers
At this moment in time I don't feel brave, just very apprehensive about what the future holds. On the other hand I'm sure when all the horrendous, emotional goodbyes are over then I will feel differently. Since Marc (hubby) lost his job in January last year he has had to work away from home for weeks at a time and the children (14 & 11) & I miss him like mad. I always seem to have a crisis whenever he is away (ill child, burst pipes, broken down car....that sort of thing). Friends are very good as are family but it's just not the same somehow. We hope in a few years time we will thank the Lord that circumstances pushed us to re-evaluate our lives. We've had to make what I consider difficult and possibly brave decisions but we are doing it to improve our situation and hopefully give the children more opportunities than they may otherwise have in the UK.
Good luck to all the other brave souls about to take the plunge!!!
Claire
Oct 17th 2003, 8:11 pm
#23
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Joined: Jun 2002
Location: Gold Coast- the best place in the world
Posts: 3,196
We don't have any family or friends in Oz, so we will be going it alone. We are quite an adventurous family so I think we will settle in fairly easily. The trickiest bit is worrying about schools etc for the children. My kids education is important to me and we really will be choosing schools blind.
I know they will love the experience of living out there even if it doesn't work out for us permanently.
We are good friends with each other so we are lucky in that respect. It will be a priority for us though to make some mates and friends for the kids as well.
I know they will love the experience of living out there even if it doesn't work out for us permanently.
We are good friends with each other so we are lucky in that respect. It will be a priority for us though to make some mates and friends for the kids as well.
Oct 18th 2003, 3:12 pm
#24
home again, home again
Joined: Apr 2003
Location: Notts to Perth, Perth to Notts
Posts: 1,748
My hubby has an auntie and cousins here but for all there help they may as well live in the South Pole. Auntie is scatty and has lots all marbles and cousins don't know how to speak and haven't yet learnt the art of conversation (they are 18 -19 - 21 and 24)!!!
Even when you make friends with people here its not the same as having your friends back home. It takes time to build up friendships and most of my friends back in the UK I have known for many years. I think this is where a lot of the boredom comes in, having no family, close friends etc... Although I have met some lovely people here I wouldn't say I have any close friends. This is the most difficult part of being here for me.
Even when you make friends with people here its not the same as having your friends back home. It takes time to build up friendships and most of my friends back in the UK I have known for many years. I think this is where a lot of the boredom comes in, having no family, close friends etc... Although I have met some lovely people here I wouldn't say I have any close friends. This is the most difficult part of being here for me.
