British Expats - Two years tomorrow...

Tomorrow it'll be two whole years since I stepped onto the first of 3 planes that brought me here to New Zealand.
I came over on my own and didnt know anyone in the town I stated off in, I had a full time job to come to but no where to live, no possessions (I had boxes being shipped over 3 months after I arrived) and no real idea of what on earth I was doing.

So the last 2 years have included;

Moving from Rotorua to Auckland. So much happier in Auckland as Rotorua just wasn't for me.

Having 3 different jobs. First job I loved but it was in Rotorua so I had to leave that when I moved, second job in Auckland I also really enjoyed but it just wasnt what I wanted to do long term. Now Im in a job that I love and earning a lot more than I had before so hopefully this is the long term option.

Making lots of new kiwi friends. I was lucky to be able to 'gatecrash' an existing friends social circle when I moved up here and I'm now independently friends with a lot of people I've met through her.

Plans for the immediate future include;

Buying a house. Planning to move to the Shore into a friends rental in the next few weeks and start saving like crazy to buy in the next year.

Holidaying in Thailand in November. Going on my own which is a bit scary but I came 12,000 miles to NZ on my own so I'm sure it'll be fine
:fingerscrossed:

Hopefully changing my single status as the novelty of being single after pretty much 23 years in relationships is beginning to fade.

I have no plans to go back to the UK, dont even really have plans to go back to visit but we'll see what the future brings,