We Have Been In Oz For 2mths Now And Really Want To Go Home, But Are Giving It Another 6mths To See If We Can Settle,we Miss Family And Friends So Much.its Different When Your On Hols Here But Living Away Is So Hard, Well We Have Thought ,and We Have To Be Happy Or What Was The Point Of Moving. We Spent Alot Of Money Moving Over But Its Nothing To Happiness,we Travelled To Cairns And Back And Never Found Anywhere We Both Liked, Have Rented In Gympie Just For 6mths To See How We Feel, If There Anyone Out There That Felt The Same Please Get Intouch. Bgj
We Are The Same But Want To Go Home,well We Are Very Homesick,missing Our Freinds And Family Loads, A Call Or Email Is Not The Same. Its A Lot Different Having A Hol Out Here Than Staying For Good. We Have Travelled Up To Cairns And Back And Not Like A Place We Both Liked, So We Have Rented A Hse In Gympie For 6wks To See How Wwe Settle In , If We Dont We Will Go Home, We Have Spent Alot Of Money But We Have To Be Happy. If Anyone Else Felt The Same As Us Please Let Us Know
All The Best
Bgj
Hi BGJ
I think everyone who I have met felt similar in their first couple of months in Oz. It IS hard to settle in and it WILL take time. Not knowing anybody makes it difficult and everything you know being so far away just makes it worse.
But please do give it time, 2 months is nothing, it often takes longer than that to settle into a new house in the UK never mind settling in to another country! Be honest with each other about how you feel and if you are unhappy think of ways to make yourselves happier. Are you unhappy because you haven't made many friends yet? PIO is a great place to meet friends in a similar position to you. I bet if you post a thread suggesting a get-together in your area there will be a response. This is how I felt when I first arrive and having met people from PIO in Sydney I feel so much better. Are you unhappy because you feel bored? Maybe join a club or start a class together, another way to meet new people and get involved in something.
Many many people on here will understand exactly how you feel, but I really think that if you give it time you will grow to love the place. Have you read Bobcat's recent thread (I'm going to tell a story...) that shows how difficult it can be at first for people.
I hope you do settle in and make things work here, I'm sure you will get there even if it does take alittle time.
Good luck :)
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Thanks We Have A Little One ,which We Have Got Into Nursery And He Has Been Screaming Not To Go In And Thats Been So Hard, We Know Kids Are Like That When They First Go But Still Hard, We Know That We Must Give It A Good Bash And We Will , But Scotland Is A Nice Place Too, Just Thought We Could Move Over And Be Fine,we Where All Saying We Will Never Come Back To Everyone ,but We Have Both Said This Time Next Yr What Was All The Fuss About Lol
Thanks Jo And Paul, Just Said To The Wife Im Going To Go To The Local Rsl Club On Sat And Have A Blow Out, She Will Have Babysit As Nobody To Help Lol, We Are Both Laughing Here Lol
BGJ - it does take time to settle. Some of us are fortunate and settled very very quickly. Some dont. We all miss family but there are different degrees of it. you can live 5 mins from family and not see them!!
My mother in law sees more of me and her son that she does her other 2 sons that live a total of 30 mins away! What does that tell ya?
Give it time, focus on the good elements, involve teh family in the UK in all your decisions and they will feel part of your life
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I have one questions if anyone can answer it. We are looking to move to the Redlands area of Brisbane. Which would be the best suburb. We have an approx budget of $500K for a house.
Hi, know exactly how you feel, some days are better than others, I left behind my 2 children aged 23 and 25 and a 2 year old grandson - they didn't want to come at the moment - I don't miss UK one bit I would be stood at a bus stop in pouring rain get crushed in the rush to get on and arrive in work stressed I am now living on gold coast and everyday say how lucky we are to be here, I love it, we have been here since June this year and everyday its gets easier, still cry, still have pain in pit of stomach most days but look what you have, I am looking forward to the time my kids visit next year can't wait to show them everything there is to offer here, I would give it a bit longer and stay positive. I wish you all the luck and hope things work out well for you. kath
Thanks Cath And Dave,
We Are Feeling The Same At The Mo And Have Been Offered Jobs Back Home If We Go Home To, Just Trying To Find Out How Much It Would Be To Ship Stuff Back Home Again, We Are Going To Give It 6more Mths See How We Feel And Is Still The Same Go Back To Scotland To The Snow And Rain Lol. X
