soul-mate required for my 17 year old
Jun 1st 2008, 11:05 am
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soul-mate required for my 17 year old
Hi all,
we have read some real horror stories of houses not selling,visa's need validating etc,etc.
Our situation is that we too can't sell the house, we are coming over on a student visa, everything to pay for.
We have come to the difficult decision that i will come over alone and start my course on July 10th (commercial cookery,Moloolabah). We have dropped the price of the house to a virtually ridiculous price and hope it will sell before Autumn.
OH and i am keen to encourage 17 year old to escort me over, other 3 kids to stay in school with OH. The 17 year old will also be going to TAFE but only starts in January. OH and i think the experience will do her well and she can work for 20 hours a week while she is there,which in turn will give her head start to meeting new friends and putting some money by when she starts TAFE.
Understandably my daughter is very nervous about leaving her mother, brother and sisters,and is worried about being lonely.
Any Teenagers out there in Moloolabah,Maroochydore area willing to offer encouragement, and perhaps be ready to meet up with her should we get her persuaded??
I have resisted booking flights but we are looking to come over 29th June (give or take a day or 2).
I am pretty nervous myself, going back to college at ripe age of 42,leaving my wife and kids,worried about the house selling........
You only get one go and when were all together again,on the beach,having given my wife the best wife in the world award for bravery and hard work,then we will know it has all been worth it!!
Thanks
Chaz,Dawn and kids.
we have read some real horror stories of houses not selling,visa's need validating etc,etc.
Our situation is that we too can't sell the house, we are coming over on a student visa, everything to pay for.
We have come to the difficult decision that i will come over alone and start my course on July 10th (commercial cookery,Moloolabah). We have dropped the price of the house to a virtually ridiculous price and hope it will sell before Autumn.
OH and i am keen to encourage 17 year old to escort me over, other 3 kids to stay in school with OH. The 17 year old will also be going to TAFE but only starts in January. OH and i think the experience will do her well and she can work for 20 hours a week while she is there,which in turn will give her head start to meeting new friends and putting some money by when she starts TAFE.
Understandably my daughter is very nervous about leaving her mother, brother and sisters,and is worried about being lonely.
Any Teenagers out there in Moloolabah,Maroochydore area willing to offer encouragement, and perhaps be ready to meet up with her should we get her persuaded??
I have resisted booking flights but we are looking to come over 29th June (give or take a day or 2).
I am pretty nervous myself, going back to college at ripe age of 42,leaving my wife and kids,worried about the house selling........
You only get one go and when were all together again,on the beach,having given my wife the best wife in the world award for bravery and hard work,then we will know it has all been worth it!!
Thanks
Chaz,Dawn and kids.
Jun 1st 2008, 12:12 pm
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Re: soul-mate required for my 17 year old
Hi all,
we have read some real horror stories of houses not selling,visa's need validating etc,etc.
Our situation is that we too can't sell the house, we are coming over on a student visa, everything to pay for.
We have come to the difficult decision that i will come over alone and start my course on July 10th (commercial cookery,Moloolabah). We have dropped the price of the house to a virtually ridiculous price and hope it will sell before Autumn.
OH and i am keen to encourage 17 year old to escort me over, other 3 kids to stay in school with OH. The 17 year old will also be going to TAFE but only starts in January. OH and i think the experience will do her well and she can work for 20 hours a week while she is there,which in turn will give her head start to meeting new friends and putting some money by when she starts TAFE.
Understandably my daughter is very nervous about leaving her mother, brother and sisters,and is worried about being lonely.
Any Teenagers out there in Moloolabah,Maroochydore area willing to offer encouragement, and perhaps be ready to meet up with her should we get her persuaded??
I have resisted booking flights but we are looking to come over 29th June (give or take a day or 2).
I am pretty nervous myself, going back to college at ripe age of 42,leaving my wife and kids,worried about the house selling........
You only get one go and when were all together again,on the beach,having given my wife the best wife in the world award for bravery and hard work,then we will know it has all been worth it!!
Thanks
Chaz,Dawn and kids.
we have read some real horror stories of houses not selling,visa's need validating etc,etc.
Our situation is that we too can't sell the house, we are coming over on a student visa, everything to pay for.
We have come to the difficult decision that i will come over alone and start my course on July 10th (commercial cookery,Moloolabah). We have dropped the price of the house to a virtually ridiculous price and hope it will sell before Autumn.
OH and i am keen to encourage 17 year old to escort me over, other 3 kids to stay in school with OH. The 17 year old will also be going to TAFE but only starts in January. OH and i think the experience will do her well and she can work for 20 hours a week while she is there,which in turn will give her head start to meeting new friends and putting some money by when she starts TAFE.
Understandably my daughter is very nervous about leaving her mother, brother and sisters,and is worried about being lonely.
Any Teenagers out there in Moloolabah,Maroochydore area willing to offer encouragement, and perhaps be ready to meet up with her should we get her persuaded??
I have resisted booking flights but we are looking to come over 29th June (give or take a day or 2).
I am pretty nervous myself, going back to college at ripe age of 42,leaving my wife and kids,worried about the house selling........
You only get one go and when were all together again,on the beach,having given my wife the best wife in the world award for bravery and hard work,then we will know it has all been worth it!!
Thanks
Chaz,Dawn and kids.
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Jun 1st 2008, 11:58 pm
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Re: soul-mate required for my 17 year old
I would be concerned that if your daughter can't get a job, which is hard with no qualifications, she will be unhappy alone at home all day and will want to return. It may put her off altogether.
Jun 2nd 2008, 7:51 am
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Re: soul-mate required for my 17 year old
Hi Chaz and Dawn
Sorry can't help out with the soul mate bit, but just to let you know your not the only one leaving their family behind and going this route, I am flying out 25th June, so best of luck to you.
Sorry can't help out with the soul mate bit, but just to let you know your not the only one leaving their family behind and going this route, I am flying out 25th June, so best of luck to you.
Jun 5th 2008, 3:09 pm
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Re: soul-mate required for my 17 year old
We are moving also with our daughter who turns 17 in oct. I am thinking the same as you. Will she miss her friends, will she leave us and go back?
The only good thing is she has a part time job at the moment as a Pool Lifeguard. So i am hoping when we move to the gold coast, she can get a job there and we will later concentrate on going to Tafe of Uni. We plan to move around Dec. 08. Good luck and keep me inform how she goes and I will let you know when we arrive what we are expecting... I know that if she is occupied with work she will hopefully be happy and make new friends... Try and smile.
The only good thing is she has a part time job at the moment as a Pool Lifeguard. So i am hoping when we move to the gold coast, she can get a job there and we will later concentrate on going to Tafe of Uni. We plan to move around Dec. 08. Good luck and keep me inform how she goes and I will let you know when we arrive what we are expecting... I know that if she is occupied with work she will hopefully be happy and make new friends... Try and smile.
