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Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 26th 2010, 1:19 am
Replies: 48
Views: 6,983
Posted By pammiej

Re: Should I stop using this forum?

I so agree...before we moved to Canada, we just read forums like this to support our decision, when I was unhappy in Canada, I used the forum to assist me in making a decision and now I am back in...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 22nd 2010, 9:18 pm
Replies: 60
Views: 11,723
Posted By pammiej

Re: Heart broken and home sick

First of all, you need a big hug and the equivalent of those girly moments when everything you say is agreed with regardless of how petty, mean or miserable it sounds. I understand completely where...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 1st 2010, 10:35 pm
Replies: 37
Views: 3,800
Posted By pammiej

Re: can you do the move in 8 weeks !!

the internet is a wonderful thing - you can get everything organised and done and get out of there in your time frame - and you should! I came back for all your reasons and now realise, after much...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 24th 2010, 8:09 pm
Replies: 38
Views: 4,230
Posted By pammiej

Re: Been Back a Year

Thats what the emigration process sorts out for you - whether the marriage really was strong enough to survive a move to another country or not - its an eye opener finding out which!
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 22nd 2010, 3:56 am
Replies: 38
Views: 4,230
Posted By pammiej

Re: Been Back a Year

Like Bev2 I stayed in Canada for just over five months and have been back a year - it has been a very difficult time and I am only just getting myself back on track but I can say hand on heart that I...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Oct 19th 2009, 8:44 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 5,960
Posted By pammiej

Re: Barking - a total shit hole but

Barking isn't that bad - but you could always do the C2C line which goes Grays, Stanford Le Hope etc - as previous poster said, Benfleet is also on one of the stops and is a nice place to live - it...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Oct 15th 2009, 8:32 pm
Replies: 70
Views: 5,737
Posted By pammiej

Re: GMTV.. want a laugh?

and to be honest, I wish I had found this site before I made the move....would have at least forced me to think twice before making the move, which inevitably like other hopeful emigrants, we still...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jul 1st 2009, 12:49 am
Replies: 58
Views: 4,842
Posted By pammiej

Re: advice from those who went to Canada

I think the difficulty is when you are planning to emigrate, you can't think about everything - its impossible particularly if you haven't told family and friends and gotten their opinions or you do...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jun 29th 2009, 10:21 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,360
Posted By pammiej

Re: Two Years Today.

Thank you. I didn't think I would have the courage either and if someone had asked me three months ago whether I would go back to be with him or stay here without him, I wouldn't have hesitated in...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jun 29th 2009, 8:36 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 1,360
Posted By pammiej

Re: Two Years Today.

This post really strikes a chord with me. I only stayed in Vancouver for six months and for various reasons came back to the UK for an extended break/chance to evaluate and long story short, I am...
Forum: Canada
Feb 26th 2009, 11:18 am
Replies: 14
Views: 1,474
Posted By pammiej

Re: second thoughts

I agree - do not give up everything in the UK all at once. My biggest regret is giving up my job to move out here because my husband had secured a job. I should have taken a career break, gotten...
Forum: Canada
Feb 26th 2009, 11:07 am
Replies: 4
Views: 5,192
Posted By pammiej

Re: 'The Removal Group' - anyone used them?

i used the Removal Group when we moved to vancouver. A local firm arrived to do the pack and removal and said that had we asked directly, they would have quoted us for an international move. We had...
Forum: Canada
Feb 7th 2009, 11:07 am
Replies: 11
Views: 5,177
Posted By pammiej

Re: Requalifying as a solicitor - NCA exams

that is heartening to know that you only had to do four exams...i can't even get past the application to the NCA - there seems to be a lot to get together in terms of supporting paperwork...did you...
Forum: Canada
Oct 10th 2008, 2:17 pm
Replies: 45
Views: 4,576
Posted By pammiej

Re: Should I go back or stick it out?

Thank you Judy for those articles...generally where I have emailed, then it is in keeping with the instructions in the paper/site on which the job is advertised and to date, no one has responded...
Forum: Canada
Oct 10th 2008, 1:49 pm
Replies: 45
Views: 4,576
Posted By pammiej

Re: Should I go back or stick it out?

MB-Realtor,

I did think of this initially and haven't ruled it out but in light of the slow down in the market here in Surrey/Vancouver - am assuming that I could be in for a long wait in terms of...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Oct 10th 2008, 4:34 am
Replies: 55
Views: 6,722
Posted By pammiej

Re: Calgary back to England?

Thanks Sans, I responded to the other thread I posted and wondered if you would PM as your experience seems to be the most closely related to mine! It would help just to review things with someone...
Forum: Canada
Oct 10th 2008, 4:32 am
Replies: 45
Views: 4,576
Posted By pammiej

Re: Should I go back or stick it out?

Thank you everybody - it is so heartening to have so many responses and so much genuine concern. I couldn't wait to get on line this morning as I was hoping I would have had some replies all of...
Forum: Canada
Oct 9th 2008, 6:45 pm
Replies: 45
Views: 4,576
Posted By pammiej

Re: Should I go back or stick it out?

Thank you so much....I can't express just how much it has helped to get everything off my chest and to know that virtually anyone reading these posts have been through the same or similar experiences...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Oct 9th 2008, 6:20 pm
Replies: 55
Views: 6,722
Posted By pammiej

Re: Calgary back to England?

I have been posting my sad story anywhere I can on this forum but basically I have been in BC for six months and become disheartened with the whole system where i had to prove my qualifications to...
Forum: Canada
Oct 9th 2008, 5:36 pm
Replies: 45
Views: 4,576
Posted By pammiej

Should I go back or stick it out?

Some of you may know me from other threads in which, most recently I poured my heart and basically looked for empathy/sympathy about our recent situation..in a nutshell, my OH and I moved over in may...
Forum: Canada
Oct 4th 2008, 6:18 pm
Replies: 208
Views: 24,757
Posted By pammiej

Re: NOVA SCOTIA BACK TO UK

Thank you all. Knowing what the right thing do, doing the right thing and then being sure it is the right thing is very difficult particularly when there are so many issues at stake...I thought I...
Forum: Canada
Oct 3rd 2008, 11:10 am
Replies: 208
Views: 24,757
Posted By pammiej

Re: NOVA SCOTIA BACK TO UK

Thank you for your kind responses. I felt so awful this morning after posting that I had to just get out for a walk otherwise I knew I would just breakdown.... it just helps knowing that there are...
Forum: Canada
Oct 3rd 2008, 4:09 am
Replies: 208
Views: 24,757
Posted By pammiej

Re: NOVA SCOTIA BACK TO UK

I have been reading the post with a lot of interest as I am currently in my downward spiral too - we have been here six months and everything that could go wrong is going wrong. I spend every waking...
Forum: Canada
Oct 3rd 2008, 3:56 am
Replies: 67
Views: 5,418
Posted By pammiej

Re: Why immgrating to Canada

why did we move? we came out about six months ago and I think someone said in their reply it was to 'escape' but now that we are here, it is getting so hard to stay motivated to stay. My OH just got...
Forum: Canada
Sep 24th 2008, 3:47 am
Replies: 31
Views: 3,601
Posted By pammiej

Re: Important stuff to take while moving ??

We brought both beds over no problems although the removal company packed them so I don't know if that makes a difference. We also brought over all our garden furniture, tools etc even though the...
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