| Australia/NZ/S Pac. Backpack´n Kangaroo jack´n down-under...What is Vegemite? |
 |
|
03-20-2007, 10:45 AM
|
#1
|
|
Immigrating? Easy? Right.
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Cairns, Australia
Posts: 331
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
Holy Shit! 2000 and a ticket later...
So I just got off the phone, and it is official...I bought my ticket for the move to Oz!
Here's the plan...
Leave Detroit 8/28
Chill in LA for a couple of days (have to visit the old neighboor)
Depart LA 8/30
Arrive in Sydney on 9/1
I am so happy and nervous all at the same time!
Now all I have to do is break it to my mother that I am definitely moving...being the baby of the fam, I don't think she will take it that well...
but yeah!!!:D
__________________
Living and loving life in Cairns
"The whole object of travel is to not set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one's own country as foreign land" -G.K. Chesterton
"As long as we have memories of the ones we love, we will always be home" - me
 Claudette
Go Gators!
|
|
|
|
03-20-2007, 11:31 AM
|
#2
|
|
TPunk Recognized
Join Date: May 2004
Posts: 456
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
Congrats! How exciting  I am sure you will love it there. I think you have posted before but I don't remember so my apologies-- what are you going to do there, work? Study? Travel? A little of everything?
__________________
“If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?” - Albert Einstein
You have brains in your head.
You have feet in your shoes.
You can steer yourself in any direction you choose.
You're on your own.
And you know what you know.
You are the guy who'll decide where to go. - Dr. Suess
Why I'm not on TPunk as much anymore: http://www.kaushallab.cbl.umces.edu/people.html#katie
|
|
|
|
|
03-20-2007, 11:33 AM
|
#3
|
|
Immigrating? Easy? Right.
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Cairns, Australia
Posts: 331
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
Hopefully get a job. Ideally I want to stay there for 2 years to get residency. We will see how that goes.
I have posted about it before because this has been like a 4 month decision which finally ended in my emptying my savings account today. At least I have a little more time before I go so I can solicite myself for random change
__________________
Living and loving life in Cairns
"The whole object of travel is to not set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one's own country as foreign land" -G.K. Chesterton
"As long as we have memories of the ones we love, we will always be home" - me
Claudette
Go Gators!
|
|
|
|
|
03-20-2007, 11:41 AM
|
#4
|
|
TPunk Emeritus
Join Date: Jul 2006
Location: Templeton, California
Posts: 567
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
Great that is awesome! So do you have a job lined up? Or you just winging it? What made you decided to move to OZ?
Congrats on the move!!
__________________
He made the world to be a grassy road before her wandering feet
"At the center of your being you have the answer; You know who you are and you know what you want. "
-Lao-tzu
patchouli Lover on myspace
|
|
|
|
|
03-20-2007, 12:53 PM
|
#5
|
|
call me Condi!
Join Date: Oct 2006
Posts: 800
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
Congratulations! How exciting?
|
|
|
|
|
03-20-2007, 01:12 PM
|
#6
|
|
always trippin'
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: The Island of Rhode
Posts: 2,063
Thanks: 0
Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post
|
Hardcore! Congrats on pulling the trigger...I hope it turns out to be a great experience. Have you been to OZ yet, or are you just completely randomly deciding to move there? 
__________________
Check out my band!
|
|
|
|
|
03-20-2007, 01:21 PM
|
#7
|
|
TPunk Emeritus
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: Leigh On Sea, Essex
Posts: 3,331
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
Congratulations...i hope the move is everything you want!
__________________
I have two skins, one to lie on and one to cover myself with; the earth and the sky. (Masai proverb)
FANCY A READ...TPUNK BOOK CLUB CAN BE FOUND HERE
what goes around comes around
|
|
|
|
|
03-20-2007, 01:43 PM
|
#8
|
|
TPunk Recognized
Join Date: Apr 2005
Location: Massachusetts, USA
Posts: 1,818
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
Which part you moving to?
SuDZ
__________________
SuDZ > We recycle our scummyness.
SuDZ > Thats just plain good for the environment.
Rozza > lol
Rozza > yeah
Rozza > that should be your sig
|
|
|
|
|
03-20-2007, 07:34 PM
|
#9
|
|
TPunk Recognized
Join Date: Feb 2004
Location: surfers paradise,australia
Posts: 369
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
yay! your moving here?! FUN!!!
|
|
|
|
|
03-20-2007, 08:17 PM
|
#10
|
|
Tpunk Senior Moderators
Join Date: May 2006
Location: in transit
Posts: 2,063
Thanks: 3
Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts
|
Good for you, that sounds like something I would do. Hope the transition flows well, and don't forget about us once you get there
__________________
When an adventure ends you can never go back, never relive it, never hope to feel the same emotion. The secret is to not try and go back but to keep searching for new adventure....
|
|
|
|
|
04-22-2007, 10:13 PM
|
#11
|
|
Members
Join Date: Dec 2004
Posts: 3
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
Go Gators!
|
|
|
|
|
04-23-2007, 10:16 AM
|
#12
|
|
Immigrating? Easy? Right.
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Cairns, Australia
Posts: 331
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
hell yes!
__________________
Living and loving life in Cairns
"The whole object of travel is to not set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one's own country as foreign land" -G.K. Chesterton
"As long as we have memories of the ones we love, we will always be home" - me
Claudette
Go Gators!
|
|
|
|
|
04-23-2007, 10:56 AM
|
#13
|
|
TPunk Emeritus
Join Date: Mar 2004
Location: Here and there
Posts: 1,633
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
Sounds awesome!!! I should be in Syndey next summer so I believe a Oz Meetup will be in order!! Enjoy the anticipation!! 
__________________
Amber
"If I had a kid I'd f**k it. Then kill it. Then f**k it again." Seattle 2006
blog of travels and such
flickr
Currently located in HAWAII
Been to: Alaska, Bahamas, Canada, Costa Rica, France, Germany, Hawaii, Spain, Switzerland - - also meetups in Chicago, LA, and Seattle
|
|
|
|
|
04-23-2007, 11:00 AM
|
#14
|
|
Members
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Colorado
Posts: 78
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
Leaving Detroit? Are you from Michigan? I grew up in Holland, on the west side.
Sweet move, I'm thinking about doing something very similar to Denmark soon. It's a tough decision though, since I already have a job and car and girlfriend etc...
__________________
Countries: USA, Canada, Mexico, Bahamas, England, Ireland, Denmark, Italy, Switzerland, France, Greece, Egypt, Portugal, Spain, Andorra...
New (awesome) job, so the RTW trip will have to wait. 
Adventure is my middle name.
www.youtube.com/profile?user=umdigger
|
|
|
|
|
04-23-2007, 11:01 PM
|
#15
|
|
TPunk Emeritus
Join Date: Feb 2003
Location: vancouver, canada
Posts: 2,257
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
I'm just about to empty my bank account as well. It's scary the shite out of me. Congrats on pulling the trigger!!
__________________
I have been to: Myanmar, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, New Zealand , Australia, Fiji, Costa Rica, United States, England, Ireland, Wales, Northern Ireland, Scotland , France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Vatican, Guatemala, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Panama, Colombia, Mexico, India, Nepal.
Where to Next? Iceland!
|
|
|
|
|
04-24-2007, 09:02 AM
|
#16
|
|
Tpunk Senior Moderators
Join Date: May 2006
Location: in transit
Posts: 2,063
Thanks: 3
Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts
|
Same with us. About 10 months from selling house, dumping dogs off on grandma and hitting the road for an undetermined amount of time. 18 months min. with no real plans on returning to the states. Feel great now, bet tons I will be a nervous wreck the second our house goes up for sale. No worries though
__________________
When an adventure ends you can never go back, never relive it, never hope to feel the same emotion. The secret is to not try and go back but to keep searching for new adventure....
|
|
|
|
|
04-24-2007, 10:54 AM
|
#17
|
|
Artist of Life
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Ottawa, Canada aka O-town
Posts: 1,530
Thanks: 0
Thanked 3 Times in 3 Posts
|
CONGRATS!!!
I am assuming you are moving to Austrailia... why do they call it Oz?
__________________
Vincent: "So what you gonna do?"
Jules: "Well, basically, I'm just gonna walk the earth."
Vincent: "What you mean 'walk the earth'?"
Jules: "You know, like Kane in 'Kung Fu'...go places...meet people...get in adventures."
Trips (only counting recreational travel):
FIRST TRIP (2005): FIRST EUROTRIP EVER! UK, France, Spain, Italy, Germany, Holland
SECOND TRIP (2007): First Solo Trip! Greece, Turkey, Syria, Spain
2008: China (Beijing, Shanghai, Yangshuo) ...right before the Olympics!
2009: Japan & HK, Southern Spain
[size=1]2010: All over Lebanon, Ibiza (Spain), Oktoberfest (Germany), Thailand.
2011: India (Goa), Jordan, Jerusalem, San Sebastian (Spain), Amsterdam (again), London, Driving from Vancouver to L.A. (stopping in Portland, Seattle, San Fran and all the little stops), Montpellier (France), Geneva and Lausanne (Switzerland)
"Bite off more than you can chew, then chew it."
|
|
|
|
|
04-25-2007, 10:19 AM
|
#18
|
|
Immigrating? Easy? Right.
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Cairns, Australia
Posts: 331
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
thanks, now only if i can pass my last final, i can fly on my 3000 investment to move, and yes cruzintoDK, I am from the east side of detroit in Grosse Pointe.
And meet up in Oz, I am so down!
Marc, I am sure you guys will sell your house, but good luck!
__________________
Living and loving life in Cairns
"The whole object of travel is to not set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one's own country as foreign land" -G.K. Chesterton
"As long as we have memories of the ones we love, we will always be home" - me
Claudette
Go Gators!
|
|
|
|
|
04-25-2007, 10:19 AM
|
#19
|
|
Immigrating? Easy? Right.
Join Date: Jun 2005
Location: Cairns, Australia
Posts: 331
Thanks: 0
Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts
|
I think it is Oz because of the way the aussies say Australia. But that is a good question!
__________________
Living and loving life in Cairns
"The whole object of travel is to not set foot on foreign land; it is at last to set foot on one's own country as foreign land" -G.K. Chesterton
"As long as we have memories of the ones we love, we will always be home" - me
Claudette
Go Gators!
|
|
|
|
|
04-25-2007, 10:42 AM
|
#20
|
|
always trippin'
Join Date: Apr 2006
Location: The Island of Rhode
Posts: 2,063
Thanks: 0
Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post
|
Oz, o.z., like o-zee, like aussie...like aussieland, like australia.
__________________
Check out my band!
|
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT -7. The time now is 06:38 AM.
|
Linear Mode
