stevensfamily

I have simular problem as my Hubby is a home bird and I feel I drag him around as well. To be honest I cannot offer any help as I have not stayed put in one place for more than two years. We have promised ourselves that we will stay put in Melbourne (Mornington penisular) until the kids have finished school and then who knows?. Australia is great though as its a huge country with diverse lifestyles so you can move within a country and it offers new adventures. We hope that when the kids are old enough to leave school they will hopefully stay within Australia and hopefully so will we (although New Zealand is another option).

South Australia is great, Mother and Father in law (Redruth) went over to play in the Cornish festival last year and had a great time (loads of Cornish in South Australia / mining) although the pasty's have pumpkin in them !

Keep in touch as love to know how you get on in your next adventure,

Cheryl

tallboy21

hi cheryl
dont like the sound of pumpkin in the pasties but ill give it a go yeh were heading to wudinna as we have been offered 1 of those $1.10 plots of land,
the reason i liked the look of sa was when i saw the sea at venus bay it reminded me of whitsands in cornwall were as brisbane lacks that rough looking coast line, saying that i was born in the middle of england so i only used to see the sea once a year on holiday lived in cornwall for 10 years & loved it just got itchey feet & came out here i am the same as you regards kids ones 13 the others 10 so will have to stop moving about untill they finish school but its hard
anyway ill let you know how we get on weve got 2 more weeks in brissey before the house sale goes threw then i am taking the family on a good road trip to get some of this wandering out of my system before i settle for a while

stevensfamily

I like you am not Cornish (Southport is place of birth but moved down when I was 9) but I suppose that rouged coastline is difficult to get out of your blood. The great Ocean road is just like north coast of Cornwall with Devon countryside as a backdrop (more trees that Cornwall).

House plot sounds an absolute bargain well done you!.

Have a number of friends in Adelaide so you never know our paths may cross at some point as we will be down your way a lot I expect. Best of luck with your move

Cheryl

KeilaK

Hi Lisa,

We are also living in Mornington but have only been here 4 months. I have to agree about the place being beautiful and my eldest son is very happy in his new school. Unfortunately I am beginning to feel a little isolated and lonely. The first few months are so manic trying to set everything up and then my parents came for a visit but now we are down to real life. My husband is very happy in his job and has joined the local soccer club. The kids have friends at school and on the road, but I have nobody that I can chat to during the day. I was all set to make a real effort to meet people last week. I went into Mornington to check out the Mother & Child groups and was trying to think really positively when my two youngest boys came down with chicken pox. So instead of getting out more I have been stuck in the house completely!!:curse:

I know that this is only a phase and if I make the effort I will meet people but this was the one thing that I worried about before we even left home. Although I could talk for Ireland when I know somebody, I usually find it hard to make new friends. What did you do to get to know people when you arrived here? Any tips would be really appreciated.

I hope that you are feeling happier in yourself since your original post? I suppose that bouts of homesickness are bound to always plague us when we are so far away from home.

Anyway - chin up!
Keila

lisaloo

Hi Keila....I know a lot of people here mainly because of my 2 and half yr old daughter and my 9yr old son. I started to go to the mother and child playgroup in mornington on barkley street next to the occassional childcare which helped me loads there are lots of other mums from the uk too.

I am a very outgoing person who will talk to anybody and do not get phased by new people/situations at all which has worked in my favour because i know so many people now but i seem to have weeks where i dont make the effort to go to places and see anybody which is not like me.

I am quite down again at the mo but was quite fine last week...its just bloody hard and to be honest i feel bored here at the mo but know its great for the kids so i'm trying to be happy-ier and annoying my partner who loves it here and thinks i'm barking mad...

Get in contact anytime for a chat...where in mornington are you.??..

Lisa x x

brido

Book a holiday back home and that way you'll get your fix for people and places.
You will then realise the reasons you left in the first place and maybe that will ease your mind.

Nomore

Big house, nice furnishings, beautiful views...means nothing if you can't share them with your loved ones.

brido

Good point but why leave them in the 1st place then.