leaving the uk was worth it.
 

Hi to everyone, when I was leaving the UK in 2004 I posted a couple of posts
and I've been a silent member ever since, I'm from Trinidad but migrated to the UK with my husband and baby. living in the uk was very depressing for me I made some good friends but I still felt sad when I made the decision to migrate to the USA I was worried about fitting in, I'm a nurse and the same agency that ruckgirl used I used.I was placed in one of the worst hospitals in NJ and it was very hard at first but I stuck it out, some of the other nurses who came with me broke there contracts and now paying the agency 15000.Last year we bought a house (after16mths being in the usa) a beautiful house in a very nice community with excellent schools (high taxes )
Three mths after that I completed my contract with the agency and i'm presently working for a good magnet hospital (great benefits,salary) the only sad thing is that my husband (medical doctor) Has to do over his residency 3yrs but the time is going quickly and even though he had done his mrcp in the UK promotions were difficult. I earn so much more than I did in the UK, I'm now a soccer mom and really enjoying life when ever I see the bbc news I feel sad all over again I can't explain it I'm not trying to be negative about the UK because I still feel a sense of pride about it and the people are great but I'm much happier in the USA, so wherever you are in the world If you're not at home don't be afraid to make that change.

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hiya and welcome back....great that you are happy and feel settled....makes life so much easier... :)

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Nice one.

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What a great story :)

3 years will fly by I'm sure, and then the world's your oyster.

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Hiya, New Jersey attracts the nicest people. ;)

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Good stuff. Sounds like a happy end. How bad is that.
Reg. Frank R.

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Hi Latone!
I'm glad you are happy in New Jersey, whereabouts in the UK did you live when you were there?
Why did you leave Trinidad in the first place?

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You nosey bug*er Sarah. ;)

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I forgot to ask her shoe size, house number and favourite colour :D

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And then there's us :D

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That reminds me of my mum, any new friends I took home she always used to ask, 'what kind of a house do you live in' quickly followed by 'what does your father do.' :eek:

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I was talking about us. :rolleyes:

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Hi Sarah, thats another thing we lived all over the UK, We moved from Trinidad to the UK for my husband to specialise in his chosen field (you can't do that in Trinidad) and as a house officer in the UK each training is bet 6mths to 1yr so we moved alot (Wales,Epsom,High wycombe, Wakefield,ISLE OF MAN)

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no wonder you wanted to get out of the UK :D

and welcome back to the forums :)

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Hi Latone, whereabouts in NJ are you?