dubstar

Indoor-outdoor flow do you mean a door, good luck in OZ

Hoyo

did I mention the sun trap?

Ian & Sharon

Yep...............that's Brisbane

Daft question! Are you a Kiwi, just wondering how you can just move over here?

Hoyo

NZ Citizen since last year.

Hoyo

I booked a one way ticket back to London today..

This is probably the biggest decision I have ever made in my life. Reaching the decision to leave has been an emotional rollercoaster. One I would not wish on my worst enemy. I have worked through so many permutations in my head over the last couple of years it has almost sent me over the edge at many times.

Stay. go. stay. go. I have weighed up the pro's and con's in my mind, on paper, over and over and over again. And over and over again! In the end my heart has ruled my head as it tends to do.

I have poured over this message board threads - hoovering up information from those who have gone, those who stayed - checking the odds, wondering...

Now it is done I am almost in a state of shock. I don't know whether to cry or celebrate! I do feel like a huge weight has been lifted from my shoulders though.

All I can tell you is it feels right. I could easily have gone to Brisbane. I had everything in place. My two ex bosses recently left Wellington for Brisbane and my good friend was going to set me up with accommodation. I know it would have been relatively easy to get work. But...nagging doubts about OZ would not go away. I have been several times for holidays and I just don't think it is me.

My heart was not in it... tbh

England is familiar territory I know what to expect. My plans essentially remain unchanged - I will still retrain - only in England next year.

Good luck to all who offered advice. Hope kiwi land works out for all those committed to give it a go ,but it has not worked out for me. Funny, but I knew within the first four weeks that NZ was not me - but like a true brit soldiered on for another 6 years.... DOH!


Cheers!

happynz

Good to have that Kiwi passport. It gives you another option or two should you decide to swing by this part of the world again.
Good luck.

Ian & Sharon

So within a few hours you have changed you mind..........London now eh!

Hoyo

Yep.

I am not even bitter about leaving - it's more like closing the book on a relationship which wasn't working. On the one hand it's scary but you know it's the right thing to do.

Lenmil

Best of luck to you and i hope you find what works best for you. Having had to do the same with my family i can appreciate how you feel. You can always change your mind. After a year in NZ then 2 back in the UK i am now in Tasmania. It's different to the rest of Oz, very much like parts of the UK but without the jam of cars and people. Speaking of people i can only say they have been very friendly and open here as well as laid back etc. Can't wait to hire a car and explore. Maybe you could hope over here first for a break to check it out before going to the big smoke. Anyway like i said best of luck to you and hold your head well and truely high. Takes guts to do what you have done.

Hoyo

Thanks, yeah, can always come back, who knows what the future holds? Take each day as it comes. Yesterday is history and tomorrow is a mystery...