paulswin Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 HI guys, well we've got our tickets booked now for 20th Jan and I'm starting to feel is this the right thing to do what if hubby and I cant find a job to support the family. I'm really worried as we're taking all our things and dog and the what if we cant make it is kicking in and we have to come back, will I get the kids back into their school etc we're already tight on the money front as it is. We're renting our house out so thats a back up plan. I guess I'm not the only one with these feelings but I wish I had a crystal ball! Stressing and we're not even there yet!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andy Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 HI guys, well we've got our tickets booked now for 20th Jan and I'm starting to feel is this the right thing to do what if hubby and I cant find a job to support the family. I'm really worried as we're taking all our things and dog and the what if we cant make it is kicking in and we have to come back, will I get the kids back into their school etc we're already tight on the money front as it is. We're renting our house out so thats a back up plan. I guess I'm not the only one with these feelings but I wish I had a crystal ball! Stressing and we're not even there yet!!!!!!!!! Hi, You seem to be worrying more about what happens if you decide to come back rather than what an adventure you are going on and that this may well be the best thing you have ever done, dont worry about the jobs yet as that will sort itself out when you start settling in, having said all of that i completly understand your thoughts and i reckon they are normal but just try to look at all the positives. :wubclub: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellyjamie Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 oh trust me you are defo not alone! no no no , we are the exact same as you right now, jmaies hardly slept the past 3 nites worried. were just scared we dont get work, as we are also renting our house out, but i reckon we just all go for it right! it,ll work out and we are some of the lucky ones we have the visa and were off to start the next chapter of our lives! cmon were all gonna be fine when we arrive sit back look out at the ocean with a vino in hand and realise weve made the best move for us and our families!:hug: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Andy Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 oh trust me you are defo not alone! no no no , we are the exact same as you right now, jmaies hardly slept the past 3 nites worried. were just scared we dont get work, as we are also renting our house out, but i reckon we just all go for it right! it,ll work out and we are some of the lucky ones we have the visa and were off to start the next chapter of our lives! cmon were all gonna be fine when we arrive sit back look out at the ocean with a vino in hand and realise weve made the best move for us and our families!:hug: :yes: Thats the spirit:yes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest blackwater Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 You are absolutely not alone. TBH the past two days here have been awful, i am having panic attacks thinking is this the right thing for us and especially the kids 11 and almost 13, will they settle, make friends, hate us for making them do this???? My son will be starting secondary school I think when we get over and he is hasn't started here so thats another worry. We are flying from Dublin to Brisbane in January and I find it completley overwhelming. One minute I am excited the next holding back the tears. We are not going over to a job but I think it will be fine. I only know that if we don't do it we will regret not having tried. I know Australia is not the land of dreams but things are really not good in Ireland at the moment and this is a second chance but even so the temptation is there to stay with the devil you know, but as hard as this is going to be I keep imagining us as a happy family living in Brisbane six months down the line. Life is for living and by God we are going to try this even if it does mean that my oh and 2 kids have to sedate me and drag me onto this plane lol Hopefully tomorrow will be a better day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salma Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 i am off on the 9th nov and getting worried as hubby has to find a job\house etc plus need to get all ou stuff shipped! i was in sainsburys this afternoon and just thought in 2 months i will no longer be doing this and going to a new place where i know nothing!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perthbum Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 HI guys, well we've got our tickets booked now for 20th Jan and I'm starting to feel is this the right thing to do what if hubby and I cant find a job to support the family. I'm really worried as we're taking all our things and dog and the what if we cant make it is kicking in and we have to come back, will I get the kids back into their school etc we're already tight on the money front as it is. We're renting our house out so thats a back up plan. I guess I'm not the only one with these feelings but I wish I had a crystal ball! Stressing and we're not even there yet!!!!!!!!! Everyone feels the exact same, go and enjoy yourself and it is a great adventure....remember..we are only on this mortal coil for a short time and we might as well enjoy ourselves and have an adventure.:cute: whats the worst that can happen? you come back, at least you have tried and had a great life experience for you and the kids...I bet you stay in Oz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest51810 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Dont worry, everything will work out! Just enjoy the adventure! All the best of luck x:hug: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chris n Lou Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 We're in the same boat, We've decided to rent the house out as we're having no joy selling it, and have to be out Nov 10th. We haven't booked the flights, accommodation, shipping yet, although we have it all planned.... I suppose as soon as this is done the panic can really start! We have decided to head for Perth, job or not, and miserable weeks like we have had recently mean it can't come quick enough and it will be nice for the kids to play outside a bit more!! I just hope I can find work quickly enough and that we can get our eldest into a decent school. I am sure it will work out though, fingers crossed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest36187 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 We felt the same seven years ago when we came! I went "full immersion" into Aussie life! People think aus and UK are alike. They drive on the same side of the road and speak the same lingo! The rest is different! It is an experience, fun and much more. You'll have tears, laughs and you'll cry. There are good days, bad days and bloody great ones! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chris n Lou Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Ha yeah, I get the feeling we will fully immerse ourselves into the Aus way of life. We are expecting the full range of emotions, just hope the good one come out on top. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ajs604 Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I am sure everything will work out well. It just takes time to adjust as with anything new. Good luck to you all and enjoy your last few months in the UK! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARYROSE02 Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 I just Googled 'first impressions of Australia' to see if there was anything to reassure you and this was the first one I found. Site Home Blog Home French France Languages Linguistics Realia Podcast Travel About Contact Store Site Map Written on July 12, 2011 at 6:07 am by Jennie First Impressions of Australia Filed under Australia, Travelling {15 Comments and 5 Reactions} X Welcome Googler! If you find this page useful, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed for updates on this topic. You were searching forPosts relating to "first impressions of australia". See posts relating to your search »« Hide related posts In happier news…Vancouver is the world's best place to live, a survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has found. The EIU... AustraliaI have officially turned down the PhD position and scholarships in Perth. I was supposed to move there by the... Catalan Tutorial, Affiliate Program, and Australia PhotosThanks to Jonathan, we have another Romance language tutorial on ielanguages.com: Catalan! Catalan is spoken by 11.5 million people, mostly... First Impressions of AustraliaI arrived in Australia a week ago today! These were my first thoughts: This is winter? Everyone speaks with such an adorable... Multicultural and Multilingual AustraliaOne of the many reasons why I love Australia: an official Multicultural Policy From the government's Multicultural Policy released in February... Powered by WP Greet Box WordPress Plugin I arrived in Australia a week ago today! These were my first thoughts: This is winter? Everyone speaks with such an adorable accent. It’s not that expensive. After two pleasant flights with Etihad Airways that seemed to go by extremely fast (I highly recommend them!), I arrived in Melbourne last Tuesday night. Customs went smoothly, the airport staff was kind, and the sniffer dogs were too cute. I boarded the SkyBus (buy and print your ticket online to avoid waiting in line) to head to Melbourne CBD, i.e. the central business district, or what I would call downtown. I was only wearing a sweater and cardigan, but did not feel cold when I stepped outside at 7pm. Even during the hour-long train & bus rides back to my friend’s place in the suburbs, I never once put on my jacket. I nearly laughed when I looked up the record low temperature for this area: -2.8°C / 27°F way back in 1901. So this is winter, eh? Even though I arrived in Melbourne, I won’t actually be living here. I am currently visiting a friend from the States, and will head to Adelaide soon where my university is located. I absolutely love Melbourne and imagine that I will feel the same in Adelaide. Melbourne may be the second largest city in Australia, but it doesn’t have that big city feel to it that I don’t like about many of the other large cities in Europe (especially compared to Paris). There aren’t that many skyscrapers blocking out the sun, you can walk everywhere in the CBD – plus there are free trams and buses for tourists to get to all of the major sites – and there are beautiful parks on the edge of the city with plenty of green areas. Even a two minute walk away from the CBD you will find pretty residential areas. This is what (my idea of) a city should be like. Besides the sightseeing, I’ve mostly been shopping for stuff that I couldn’t bring with me and finishing up the administrative things. Everyone has been so helpful, and it’s certainly a change when the cashier starts up a conversation with you while bagging your groceries and the bank employees fill out all the paperwork and wait in line with you to make sure you’re able to accomplish all of the things you need to. Everyone seems so polite and kind and ready to chat with you even if they don’t know you, which is a major difference from European culture that I had been missing. I’m already learning some Australian words, such as Flybuys (loyalty program owned by Coles), Maccas (McDonald’s), esky (cooler), sultanas (raisins) and tasty (cheddar), and the shortened forms of other words such as brekky (breakfast) and bikkies (biscuits, or cookies/crackers since a biscuit is an entirely different thing to me). Prices are not as high as some (Americans) have complained about. Coming from France and the euro, it’s pretty much the same. Melbourne’s population is about 4 million people, so it’s a bit difficult to compare to Chambéry or Annecy in France with their populations of 50,000. Thanks to the strong Australian economy and dollar, the capital cities are now among the most expensive in the world with regards to cost of living. Sydney and Melbourne are now ranked between Paris and New York, while Perth and Brisbane also made the top 20. Luckily for me, Adelaide has the cheapest rent out of all of the capital cities (not to mention the driest weather). From what I’ve seen so far, groceries are nearly the same as in France, gas is definitely cheaper (more like 1€ a liter) but restaurants and books are a bit more expensive. Clothes and electronics seem to be the same – that is to say, higher than American prices because of the exchange rates, but then again, what isn’t cheaper in the US? The only thing that does seem cheaper in Europe is internet. Unfortunately Australia has broadband caps on internet usage (same as Canada, New Zealand and AT&T and Comcast in the US), so paying only 30€ for unlimited internet plus cable TV and free calls to several countries is one thing I do miss about France. Nevertheless, I think I will be better off in Australia because I will have a higher income to compensate for the higher rent. I am slowly resisting the urge to say bonjour to everyone instead of hello – Chinese and Italian are the major foreign languages here – and discovering the subtle, or not so subtle, differences between Australia, France, and the US. Australia definitely has a lot in common with the US (stores open on Sundays!), but it does share some similarities with Europe that are a welcome change from the American way (you only pay for calls you make, for instance.) I’ll post again soon about all the differences and similarities among the three. Once I get into my apartment on Friday, I’ll update with part 3 of moving to the other side of the world. I nearly cried at the bank here because of how easy it was. Oh Australia, I hope I never have to leave you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulswin Posted September 10, 2011 Author Share Posted September 10, 2011 Thanks guys good to know everyone has doubts!!! I am not alone lol!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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