Do you like living in OZ?
Yes.
Why do I like living in OZ?
The minute I stepped of the plane, I had a great vibe and knew.
Funnily I am born and bred British, my entire family live there but I spent most of my life dreaming of living abroad. My best friend moved here when we were 16 and I felt part of me go with her, we now live 20 mins away from each other and we slotted back in together as if we hadnt spent the last 15+ yrs apart.
We never really felt settled in the UK (both myself and hubby) we spent days walking in afternoons with our dogs, dreaming of being here yet we hadnt even had a holiday here. We wanted a different lifestyle, we wanted to bring our children up in elsewhere.
It has been a hard journey, I have dreadfully missed family, more as time passes not less. I do love our life here though, despite going through so many personal journeys, health issues and losses overseas.
We love the lifestyle, the homes, the food, the beaches, the nature.
I dont think we ever compare between the UK and Australia and if we did it was for a very short time, we saw this as a new country, new adventure and as so, isnt comparable, but different and I think thats why we have settled so well. We dont search for British products, we embrace the Australian ones.
Would I go back for good?
Highly doubtful, although nobody can ever say never, as we never know what will happen in life.