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One year in Brisbane!!!!
And what a year it was!!! Sept 10th 2004 I landed in this fair city on my own to start my new life.
Having left behind a divorce, 2 years of house sharing with a mate, great friends and good job in London, I started here with a bit of money in my hands and a brother who was willing to put me up till I found my feet. In the last 12 months I have accomplished the following (in this order)... Bought a car (Rav 4) Got a job (earning just about the same as I was in the UK) Started to train as a PADI divemaster Made new friends Met a man who was my ideal bloke Took my Rav 4 4-wheel driving (yes it can do it!) Bought a house of my own(semi-detached townhouse) Visited the Whitsunday Islands Learned to body board & took surfing lessons (badly!) Bought a motorbike & joined a club Had to go home to the UK for a funeral Visited Sydney for a long weekend Went skydiving out of a helicopter Learned to rock climb Took up the sport of adventure racing - Hells Bells - 24hrs, 100km Had a long weekend in Melbourne Got engaged to my ideal man!!! And those are all the major events that I can think of. Dozens of smaller adventures in between have made these last 12 months truly a year to remember. And the best thing of all is it doesnt look like things are going to change. My life here is honestly more interesting and full of adventure than I ever imagined it would be. I honestly believe that moving to Australia was the best thing I could ever have done for myself, and it was truly worth the agonising wait to get my visa. To all of you out there who are waiting to get over here - hang in there... its worth the wait! Cheers!! W. :D :D :D |
Re: One year in Brisbane!!!!
Originally Posted by Wanderlust
And what a year it was!!! Sept 10th 2004 I landed in this fair city on my own to start my new life.
Having left behind a divorce, 2 years of house sharing with a mate, great friends and good job in London, I started here with a bit of money in my hands and a brother who was willing to put me up till I found my feet. In the last 12 months I have accomplished the following (in this order)... Bought a car (Rav 4) Got a job (earning just about the same as I was in the UK) Started to train as a PADI divemaster Made new friends Met a man who was my ideal bloke Took my Rav 4 4-wheel driving (yes it can do it!) Bought a house of my own(semi-detached townhouse) Visited the Whitsunday Islands Learned to body board & took surfing lessons (badly!) Bought a motorbike & joined a club Had to go home to the UK for a funeral Visited Sydney for a long weekend Went skydiving out of a helicopter Learned to rock climb Took up the sport of adventure racing - Hells Bells - 24hrs, 100km Had a long weekend in Melbourne Got engaged to my ideal man!!! And those are all the major events that I can think of. Dozens of smaller adventures in between have made these last 12 months truly a year to remember. And the best thing of all is it doesnt look like things are going to change. My life here is honestly more interesting and full of adventure than I ever imagined it would be. I honestly believe that moving to Australia was the best thing I could ever have done for myself, and it was truly worth the agonising wait to get my visa. To all of you out there who are waiting to get over here - hang in there... its worth the wait! Cheers!! W. :D :D :D congrats on your engament :) |
Re: One year in Brisbane!!!!
Originally Posted by Wanderlust
And what a year it was!!! Sept 10th 2004 I landed in this fair city on my own to start my new life.
Having left behind a divorce, 2 years of house sharing with a mate, great friends and good job in London, I started here with a bit of money in my hands and a brother who was willing to put me up till I found my feet. In the last 12 months I have accomplished the following (in this order)... Bought a car (Rav 4) Got a job (earning just about the same as I was in the UK) Started to train as a PADI divemaster Made new friends Met a man who was my ideal bloke Took my Rav 4 4-wheel driving (yes it can do it!) Bought a house of my own(semi-detached townhouse) Visited the Whitsunday Islands Learned to body board & took surfing lessons (badly!) Bought a motorbike & joined a club Had to go home to the UK for a funeral Visited Sydney for a long weekend Went skydiving out of a helicopter Learned to rock climb Took up the sport of adventure racing - Hells Bells - 24hrs, 100km Had a long weekend in Melbourne Got engaged to my ideal man!!! And those are all the major events that I can think of. Dozens of smaller adventures in between have made these last 12 months truly a year to remember. And the best thing of all is it doesnt look like things are going to change. My life here is honestly more interesting and full of adventure than I ever imagined it would be. I honestly believe that moving to Australia was the best thing I could ever have done for myself, and it was truly worth the agonising wait to get my visa. To all of you out there who are waiting to get over here - hang in there... its worth the wait! Cheers!! W. :D :D :D Nice one !! Here's to the next year ! :beer: |
Re: One year in Brisbane!!!!
Congratulations - hope it just keeps getting better!
Lindsey :) |
Re: One year in Brisbane!!!!
Congratulatons on your engagement Wanderlust.
Glad you're enjoying life down under :) Julie |
Re: One year in Brisbane!!!!
Onya mate, what a fantastic thread; lots of good news, with life getting better already! :)
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Re: One year in Brisbane!!!!
Gee you've certainly been busy
Congratulations on your engagement :D have you set a date yet ???? |
Re: One year in Brisbane!!!!
Originally Posted by Fiona&malc
Gee you've certainly been busy
Congratulations on your engagement :D have you set a date yet ???? W. :D |
Re: One year in Brisbane!!!!
Good onya. :beer: Here's to another year.
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Re: One year in Brisbane!!!!
CONGRATULATIONS!
Good on ya mate. It is great to see that things are working out for you. It sounds like moving here was the best thing you ever did- beats Brighton hey??? Can't believe it was over 2 yrs ago now the meet up. :) :) |
Re: One year in Brisbane!!!!
Originally Posted by Wanderlust
And what a year it was!!! Sept 10th 2004 I landed in this fair city on my own to start my new life.
Having left behind a divorce, 2 years of house sharing with a mate, great friends and good job in London, I started here with a bit of money in my hands and a brother who was willing to put me up till I found my feet. In the last 12 months I have accomplished the following (in this order)... Bought a car (Rav 4) Got a job (earning just about the same as I was in the UK) Started to train as a PADI divemaster Made new friends Met a man who was my ideal bloke Took my Rav 4 4-wheel driving (yes it can do it!) Bought a house of my own(semi-detached townhouse) Visited the Whitsunday Islands Learned to body board & took surfing lessons (badly!) Bought a motorbike & joined a club Had to go home to the UK for a funeral Visited Sydney for a long weekend Went skydiving out of a helicopter Learned to rock climb Took up the sport of adventure racing - Hells Bells - 24hrs, 100km Had a long weekend in Melbourne Got engaged to my ideal man!!! And those are all the major events that I can think of. Dozens of smaller adventures in between have made these last 12 months truly a year to remember. And the best thing of all is it doesnt look like things are going to change. My life here is honestly more interesting and full of adventure than I ever imagined it would be. I honestly believe that moving to Australia was the best thing I could ever have done for myself, and it was truly worth the agonising wait to get my visa. To all of you out there who are waiting to get over here - hang in there... its worth the wait! Cheers!! W. :D :D :D It's a refreshing change to see someone actually giving it a real go, instead of complaining about crap TV & no Tescos/smokey English pubs. :zzz: Good on you! ...I hope the next year is just as good for you. :D |
Re: One year in Brisbane!!!!
Congrats :)
You sound like youve had FUN !!! GOOD ONYA !!! |
Re: One year in Brisbane!!!!
Well done and Great post has inspired confidence again after several weeks of shite negative postings on here.
Roll on July next year when I will be joining you in Brissie. :) |
Re: One year in Brisbane!!!!
What a great year you have had!!
Congratulations on your engagement Good Luck for the future :beer: Kris x |
Re: One year in Brisbane!!!!
Well done you!!!! I went to the Pine River at the weekend and wasn't quite adventurous to try water-skiiing but went on the inflatable 'ring' which was a blast....and thought I was brave!! Not a patch on you wonder girl!!!! Next time I'm gonna try....maybe!!
However, my pal and I agreed that that kinda day, was what life in Oz is all about for us. Getting out and about, being sociable and having fun whenever possible! I'm also in the 'Oz Appreciation' club like you W! :D |
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