frances

We moved to Oz 6 years ago now and the time has just flown by, we are living on the Central Coast about an hour from Sydney, i would say that of course you do miss family and friends, but you must keep Positive, it is very different even to the point of Humour is different, and we do miss that , but you can't move to another country and expect it to be the same , the only downfall i would say is people from the UK don't tend to visit like you thought they would as it is so far away as they say, and of course it is but well worth the trip when they get here, we have had one visit from my Mother in Law when we first came and nobody since which gets you down a bit as i think it would be easier if you had maybe one person a year, I have a friend coming at last at the end of jan and looking forward to that she is coming for 5 weeks so we will be busy, we have sometimes said should we go back but we know that it wouldn't be the right thing to do and would regret going back if we did. Our two children are 19 and 22 now and our son has just got engaged, daughter is still living at home. If you meet nice people which isn't as easy as you think, well not when you have grown up children i don't think, but if you do you will be fine it takes a while to settle certainly doesn't happen overnight. Hope this helps happy to talk anytime i have just come back on here haven't been on this for ages. As regards getting work again not that easy who you know i have found not what, but can't be as bad as the job situation back home i wouldn't have thought, it all depends what work you are doing, I worked for the Council before i came had a nice job, and am working in a Call Centre now for a big Company which suits me fine.