From Canada to New Zealand: CanuckiwiKate
Erin
09 May, 2013 09:28
Kia ora, I'm Kate! I'm Canadian (we're affectionately known as Canucks, although I haven't actually figured out why) and I've been living in New Zealand since January 2009. After all that time living with and teaching little ones, I think I've become a bit of a Kiwi myself, so when I started my blog in January 2012, I called it CanuckiwiKate.
1. Why did you move abroad?
I'd always wanted to be a teacher. I started my Bachelor of Arts with the intention of doing a concurrent Bachelor of Education, beginning in second year. When I sent my application for the concurrent program away at the end of first year, knowing that you needed a 75% overall average to be considered, I joking told everyone "if I don't get in, I'll just go overseas and study." My average came out at a 74%. All of the sudden, I now had 3 years to figure out my next move, which after lots of research, lead me to New Zealand. It was meant to be, and moving here was one of the best decisions I ever made.
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From Havana to Miami to Melbourne: Stumble Down Under
Erin
11 April, 2013 09:01
My name is Cosette Paneque. I was born in Havana, Cuba and immigrated to the United States during the Mariel boatlift in 1981 when I was two years old. I was raised in Miami, FL and now reside in Melbourne.
1. Why did you move abroad?
I fell in love with an Australian man. (More)
Da Roma alla Polinesia: Edilsognocontinua
Erin
18 March, 2013 09:10
Ho lavorato fino alla cinquantina come architetto, 'mère cèlibataire' di un ragazzo oramai uomo con una buona professione avviata. Dopo una vita ricca di responsabilita' ho felicemente perduto il lavoro (che era interessante e non avrei mai pensato di lasciare), un primo momento di disorientamento, poi mi sono indirizzata verso la mia grande passione: andare alla scoperta del mondo!
1. Perché ti sei trasferito all'estero?
Ho inizianto a viaggiare come coordinatore di AVVENTURE NEL MONDO quando le cose non andavano bene al mio lavoro, poi i singoli viaggi non mi sono piu' bastati ed ho deciso di partire per un lungo periodo; il mio progetto prevedeva una prova di quasi un anno che ho raccontato nel mio primo blog www.ilgrandesognodimanu.wordpress.com, ero partita per trasferirmi a vivere in Nuova Caledonia, ho poi scoperto la dimensione itinerante che mi e' molto piaciuta, adesso giro, mi sposto da un'isola all'altra, da uno stato all'altro, seguendo il bel tempo e facendo attenzione ai miei ritmi personali.
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From Kansas to New Zealand: My Views of New Zealand
Erin
11 March, 2013 09:51
My name is Betty and I moved from Kansas in the US to New Zealand in 2006.
1. Why did you move abroad?
In 2003, I joined a forum board and became friends with a lot of people all over the world, including my (now) husband who lived in NZ. After about 3 years of PMs, emails, IMs, Webcam-ing and telephone calls, I decided to take a chance for once in my live and move to New Zealand. We got married in a boat off the coast of New Plymouth, Taranaki, in 2006 and had fish and chips on the beach for a reception.
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From Indonesia to Scotland to Australia: Finally Woken
Erin
10 December, 2012 08:41
Anita McKay is a trailing spouse who loves traveling, food, cat, photography and architecture, although not necessarily in that particular order. Born and bred in Indonesia, she went to Sydney, Australia, to finish her master’s degree – her first taste of being an expat – before going back to Indonesia to work. In 2007 she moved to Aberdeen, Scotland, got married, and settled there for more than 2 years. Just right at the time when she started to understand the Scottish accents, she and her husband had to move again to the most isolated city in the world. She’s been living in Perth, Australia, since November 2009 with her husband and Xander, their 1 year-old cat that’s also a known as the lizard hunter.
1. Why did you move abroad?
I met my then-boyfriend when both of us were working in Indonesia. After 3 years he decided to take a job back in Aberdeen, Scotland, and asked me to move with him. It took me a year before I decided to leave Indonesia and move to Scotland.
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From Michigan to Melbourne: Keys Down Under
Erin
12 November, 2012 08:32
I’m Aubree Keys. I’m originally from Michigan, but my husband and I moved from Denver, Colorado to Melbourne, Australia at the end of April, 2011.
1. Why did you move abroad?
My husband Zack works with an IT consulting firm, and he accepted a job transfer to Australia.
2. How do you make a living?
I was a fulltime teacher back in the United States, and I didn’t work outside the home when we first moved abroad. Now I’m a casual relief (substitute) teacher, employed through an agency.
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From the USA to Auckland: Practically Perfect...
Erin
06 August, 2012 11:47
Jenny Tucker – originally from the US, currently living in Auckland, New Zealand
1. Why did you move abroad?
My husband was looking for career opportunities, and we both agreed that we would consider certain countries outside of the US. We saw one that was being advertised by a New Zealand employer and as the job was very much in line with his interests and expertise, he applied. He was flown over for an interview, loved the job, really liked the city, and so was happy to accept once they made an offer.
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From San Francisco to Brisbane: Pieces of Wendy
Erin
23 July, 2012 09:20
Originally from the San Francisco Bay Area, Wendy is a freelance writer and American expat living in Brisbane, Australia. She first moved down under in 2003 after a nasty case of the travel bug drove her to take a long break from college to explore Europe and then Australia. A number of years filled with umming and ahing over what to do with her life took her to various parts of Australia, including an extended stay in Tasmania. In 2006 she finally decided to study journalism and knuckled down with her nose in the books. She left Brisbane for Houston, Texas at the end of 2008 where she worked as a journalist and freelance writer. A couple years later she (and her Brisbane-born fiancé who dragged her to Houston in the first place) returned to Brisbane and is happy to be back––despite her hankering for a decently priced Cadillac margarita on the rocks!
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From Kuala Lumpur to Sydney: The New Edge
Erin
09 April, 2012 09:53
Hi, I’m Jeanne, and I live in Sydney. I come from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. I used to work long, crazy hours at the office, but now I work non-stop at home. The blog is named The New Edge because moving here involved facing new frontiers and expanding my horizons.
1. Why did you move abroad?
We visited the country a year earlier and fell in love. When my husband was offered a posting here, we leapt at the opportunity.
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From Melbourne to Papua New Guinea: A Goddess in the Kitchen
Erin
22 December, 2011 10:16
Hi, I’m Ella. Known to most as pg or Aunty Purple. Originally from Melbourne Australia, now living in Lae, Papua New Guinea.
1. Why did you move abroad?
Most expats will tell you it’s for the experience, or the chance to see other cultures. Us? The GFC hit, my husband was retrenched and he couldn’t get a job in Aus. After 9 months, unemployment and creditors forced us to consider expatting.
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