Originally Posted by Orange pony

Yes Moses agree with most of what you say . Scenery big gardens growing your own and keeping chooks . And fishing . That's why we are still here but it comes at a price . And most people cannot afford to build their own insulated home . We can't afford to double glaze ours the costs are astronomical ! But people need to know that the grass is not greener over here at all except for the weather that is definitely better . When you live in uk NZ is portrayed as a clean green country .... It is that in part but only because there are not enough people to totally destroy it but they drive up the river beds on the beaches and farming pollution is high . Smog in chch and ridiculous traffic in Auckland . In uk you will only meet people who came here on holiday and loved it . I would do just that . But come in winter and look at a house you could afford etc. to make an informed choice . There are a lot of English people who love this place but peel back the layers and most came from inner city uk ie Birmingham or industrial north . The people we knew from Dorset , Scotland and Devon all moved back .

Originally Posted by Moses2013

I can understand that and if you're from Dorset, Scotland, Devon and have a good life, you probably don't need to move to the other side of the world. I always fancied New Zealand, but Ireland was the better choice for me, without the hassle. I have sheep, mountains, lakes, sea here too.

Originally Posted by Orange pony

Hi where about a in Canada do you live ? And how do you find it , if you don't mind me asking

Originally Posted by Moses2013

I can understand that and if you're from Dorset, -, Devon -

Originally Posted by christmasoompa

You can see TiryTory's location in her profile, and to check her previous posts you can click on her username and select that option from the drop down box.

I think she won't mind me saying that she's not had the easiest of times adjusting to Canada,c but is giving it a go! Lots more info in her posts if you want to have a quick read, plus she's a nurse (still waiting after over a year to be able to work irrc), so there may be lots of useful info there for you.

HTH a bit.

Originally Posted by BEVS

Over a year to work? Flamin' heck !

Not surprised it is difficult to settle. We all need to be able to earn our own crust in our own way.

Anyway. It is Tirytory's tale to tell. Not ours.

Happy to see you around BE TiryTory. There are lovely nurses ,and midwives for that matter , all over the world and they are much needed and hugely undervalued , quite often for reasons I do not fathom.

Sometimes this place is like a conversation in a pub. We need to actually have the conversation. The chat. Then we get the gist of what the person is experiencing and conveying. That in turn helps us Joe Soaps too.


and Swansea ?

Heck I love Bmth So you wax on.

Originally Posted by Orange pony

Good on ya , Ireland is on our list especially for the house prices ! But the weather !?

Originally Posted by Moses2013

Well of course it's not the mediterranean If you're used to the coastal UK weather, it's no different to be honest. Wexford would maybe be a bit sunnier than where we are in Co. Galway, but not a huge difference. There are so many amazing places in Ireland and I find the quality of life great, especially if you like fresh air, space and now cheaper than ever housing (outside Dublin) We ended up in Co. Galway because of job availability and could afford a lovely house with big garden. You have everything you need close by and if you want heat, holidays are so cheap these days. Dublin is only 2 1/2 hours away by bus and Shannon airport is growing. Suppose it's a real alternative to NZ in Europe. You can see things like this every weekend.

Originally Posted by Orange pony

A lot of poms are still here because NZ has bankrupt us and we can't afford to go home , we AR not allowed to moan about NZ or we are whingers ! To be honest we all have a good laugh about the poor housing and cost of everything , fact is most kiwis think NZ is the best place on earth cos they've never lived anywhere else apart from maybe a quick o e to London . Rant over . Scenery is lovely 😃

Originally Posted by Moses2013

Didn't attach:-)

Originally Posted by Tirytory

No, of course not

Homesickness has been a problem for me which is why I latched on to the Swansea reference. But yes I am settling, the dull grey of winter/spring has passed, it has been in the late twenties this week and everyone is back outside.. On the river, cycling, running. It's lovely.

The nursing though is a huge fly in the ointment. My husband is a GP so we came over on his job alone but I do wish I had paid more attention to how difficult it would be for me to nurse. I was an Endoscopy nurse and I really loved my job. I'm have replied on your other thread, but briefly I'm in Ontario and waiting for the CNO to assess me for RPN (I'm Diploma trained). Their website states 20 weeks to assess....basically I'm over a year now and still no further along. It's depressing!!!

Originally Posted by Orange pony

My husband had been thinking of retraining to become a teacher

Originally Posted by Orange pony

Beautiful ! . We love NZ but you need tone rich to enjoy it at its fullest ie . We can't afford a boat or to take the family skiing but we enjoy fishing and being in the country . I do wonder about the availability of jobs in Ireland ? My husband had been thinking of retraining to become a teacher , just needs to do a yr post grads but we can't afford to do it here because of our mortgage and cost of living . But with a cheaper house in Ireland we may manage it but I'm not sure there are any jobs, any how thanks so much it is lovely and interesting to see what others have done