what are peoples reasons to move to oz apart from the norm?

Not sure what reasons you might think are normal but we moved because we could and wanted to give it a go along with wanting a more relaxed life, more sun etc.

Pretty much the same as ours then.We thought there was a good chance we could and thought if we don,t we will always wonder {what if }I thought the boys would benefit more with there career options ,Nearly a year over here.I,m not so sure .

I moved because I had some family livng here and not much was happening in my life at the time. It seemed like a bit of an adventure. It's certainly been an experience, but I could have improved on my life without moving countries. Maybe it was just a distraction, an easy way of changing a set of circumstances? Doing a "geographical" I think it's called

Partners of two races, give both places a shot, nothing more nothing less really.

W?BIC!




Which means 'Why? Because I can!"

why are you not so sure?

we have been here for 9 months now and the rose coloured glasses have come off and we are now seeing the flaws as well as the benefits of being here. I would be interested to know what has changed your perspective

[QUOTE=Steve&Clare]why are you not so sure?

just from the view,that i don,t see more options for the boys than the uk .time will tell.yes its great having this experience and we will stay for a good couple of years.but who knows after that.Whats your impression?

Because it's where I was born and raised.

simply because i felt like it!

I'd been over on holiday 3 times (6 months in total), and thought I might as well give it a go.

never had any rose tinted glasses as to what life would be like over here, so I'm not finding any down points, or unfulfilled expextations.

in fact, if anything, it's getting better!

glad to hear it,Hopefully i will feel like that soon,maybe i,m feeling home sick today

I'm starting to think the same thing; everything happens at it's own pace here which is quaint when you are not in a hurry but frustrating as hell when you are looking for a job, trying to get to work or desperate to sell the car. I am also quite concerned about whether or not my kids, when they come, will be able to find well paying jobs or ever be able to afford housing.

The economy here is 100% held up by the mining industry, I am concerned that if there is a recession in India or China then WA will crash when resource prices fall. I guess we've just had a tough couple of months and I am feeling a bit pissed off at some stuff that has gone wrong for us recently, but on balance we have a good life here and have made some fantastic friends.

[QUOTE=lori] I didn't have many expectations when I came and went through a period of wondering if we had done the right thing but I think that is only natural. I found that as time went on I actually appreciated things here more and you might feel the same. Where abouts in Australia are you?

We had a ton of expectations and very few if any were realised, just made for one hell of a bellyflop. Best thing is to expect nothing then you can't be dissapointed.

cos i can..........(I hope) and why not? the world is yer oyster.......