We've recently been cleaning up ( read : eating ) the freezer. Some stuff in there would have better gotten thrown away so we feel a bit nauseous from the spaghetti two days ago. Decided not to clean up the freezer and just throw away everything : Much safer this way. We'll buy some veggies and some breads to clear this last week. I have a tendency to get sick in planes when I don't sleep enough or eat fast food, so we'll go to bed at 21:00 every day from now on, then wake up at 07:00 so that we don't feel bad when we stand up at 08:00 on the departure date. We have ordered a Hotel at the Schiphol airport in Amsterdam within walking distance of the Terminal. It's well worth saving ourselves the hassle and stress of standing in traffic jams, or worse a car breakdown or flat tire.
Our dog and cat are due to leave in two days from now, we'll miss them to bits !
I got back one application response and this was a very positive one : The unfortunate part is that the job is offered in Darwin, which would completely change our plans and preparations so far, so I have declined the job offer/interview for now. I hope to find something in Brissie or Sunshine Coast. Once there, things will hopefully move faster and I'm sure that once we settle we'll get into the mouth-to-mouth job market and opportunities will arise that aren't on seek.com.au and mycareer.com.au.
The choice is really a simple one :
- Follow our hearts = Sunshine Coast for the lifestyle and beaches and nature
- Follow our heads = Brisbane City for the job opportunities and the money
They say there are many ways to get rich and only one of them is made of money.
That said, we don't want to end up without a job either. This recession doesn't make our choice any easier. We have also been playing our heads with starting a new company in Australia, something that we have been thinking of doing for quite a while. We fully understand the risks and the time involved because both our parents had their own companies, so we're not going in completely blind.
Choices choices ...
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Hey, been following your blog since I also have plans of migrating to Brisbane.. Keep on blogging! want to know how it is there!:) Good Luck in your journey!:)
Hi Margayle,
We will keep our blog updated after we arrive in Brissie. So far the emigration has been a mental roller coaster : Going up , then down then up again. That said, at no point we have ever said "oh, let's forget it , it's too much hassle". We are 100% motivated to move to Australia, and we've never even been there ! Queensland is definitely our primary choice, although Melbourne was on the list initially, but got off the list due to the weather / climate. If Melbourne was located in Queensland then it would really be a no-brainer :)
We will let you know how it is over there.
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