I got PR - been here 22 months
Aug 13th 2012, 8:34 am
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I got PR - been here 22 months
Hello all,
I came here on a Silver Fern and today i got a sticker for PR.
I have had a good time in NZ. It was hard at the start, just getting used to the Kiwi way and making mates.
And things are not so easy at the moment as my heart strings are being pulled everywhere. My mum passed away when I was in NZ this year, out the blue. So feelings of homesickness have increased.
But i am glad i have PR as i will do a stint in the UK in the future (2 years time after the next sticker) and then i can return to NZ one day. I am only 26 so plenty of time to swap and change!
When i first got here i didnt think i'd stay this long. But i like my job now and have met a great girl so they are good reasons to stay.
But i need to keep visiting the UK. Xmas will be the 3rd time to the UK this year for one reason or another. That's what keeps me going at the moment.
Obviously my mum's passing has changed so much in the last 5 months. But you live once and I'm glad i stuck it out here to get PR, so that in the future, when i hope things get better, i can continue to enjoy NZ.
Not so much enjoying NZ at the moment, but battling on auto pilot.
But that's not NZ's fault (except the time difference, distance and cost to get back to the UK)
Cheers
Dennis
I came here on a Silver Fern and today i got a sticker for PR.
I have had a good time in NZ. It was hard at the start, just getting used to the Kiwi way and making mates.
And things are not so easy at the moment as my heart strings are being pulled everywhere. My mum passed away when I was in NZ this year, out the blue. So feelings of homesickness have increased.
But i am glad i have PR as i will do a stint in the UK in the future (2 years time after the next sticker) and then i can return to NZ one day. I am only 26 so plenty of time to swap and change!
When i first got here i didnt think i'd stay this long. But i like my job now and have met a great girl so they are good reasons to stay.
But i need to keep visiting the UK. Xmas will be the 3rd time to the UK this year for one reason or another. That's what keeps me going at the moment.
Obviously my mum's passing has changed so much in the last 5 months. But you live once and I'm glad i stuck it out here to get PR, so that in the future, when i hope things get better, i can continue to enjoy NZ.
Not so much enjoying NZ at the moment, but battling on auto pilot.
But that's not NZ's fault (except the time difference, distance and cost to get back to the UK)
Cheers
Dennis
Aug 18th 2012, 3:04 am
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Re: I got PR - been here 22 months
Yay! Nice to hear from you, I was wondering how you were getting on, I remember your posts from last year, about how you were finding it hard to settle. Glad to hear you're making friends.
Aug 18th 2012, 10:03 am
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Re: I got PR - been here 22 months
Sorry to read about your mum, that must have been tough. I've not been homesick yet in the 2yrs we've been here, but then most of my family live abroad & my hubbies family are not so close. We miss friends though. Glad work is going well for you & you've met someone special
Aug 18th 2012, 6:13 pm
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Re: I got PR - been here 22 months
Well done you - not easy to cope with when a parent dies unexpectedly. Good luck back in the UK.
Aug 21st 2012, 8:16 pm
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Re: I got PR - been here 22 months
Sorry to read about your mum Dennis, I know it's very tough when our loved ones are taken from us and we are so far away. But it sounds like you are forgery ahead and having a great adventure and I'm sure your mum would be very proud of that.
Congrats on your PR
Congrats on your PR
