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05-07-2005, 14:37
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im getting to a point now where im getting sick of this country and am at a point where i am seriously considering moving abroad..... 
is anyone else feeling like this....?
or has anyone already it and can give me advice..... 
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05-07-2005, 14:39
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Where would you like to live, I think the USA is much more difficult to get into than say Spain or the rest of Europe.
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05-07-2005, 14:50
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im thinking somewhere not too comercial - i want to slow my lifestyle down.......
i dont want to make a fortune - i just want to wake up on a morning look forward to my job brushing sand off sun loungers and feel the heat of the sun......
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05-07-2005, 14:52
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Go fer it!! Follow your dream.............
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05-07-2005, 14:54
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to be far i dont think yo need to speak the lingo if your just brushing the sand off..........
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Last edited by bigjay; 05-07-2005 at 15:06.
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05-07-2005, 14:58
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Originally posted by bigjay
im thinking somewhere not too comercial - i want to slow my lifestyle down.......
i dont want to make a fortune - i just want to wake up on a morning look forward to my job brushing sand off sun loungers and feel the heat of the sun......
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A small island off Greece then ?
I'm sure you get a lot of benefits in Europe that you get here, incase things go pear-shaped.
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05-07-2005, 15:08
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Originally posted by nick2
A small island off Greece then ?
I'm sure you get a lot of benefits in Europe that you get here, incase things go pear-shaped.
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im about that stage in my life now where im willing to take the risk - and if things go pear shaped ...... so what....
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05-07-2005, 15:25
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my sister emigrated to italy on monday 
she's going to teach english out there. thats could be a way out for you too? maybe a tefl course ?
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05-07-2005, 15:29
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my sister emigrated to italy on monday
she's going to teach english out there. thats could be a way out for you too? maybe a tefl course ?
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i work in education now - thats part of the problem......
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05-07-2005, 15:52
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i work in education now - thats part of the problem......
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sorry you miss understand me. she's actaully a nurse but she has opened up an english school out there with her italian husband. he did a tefl course.
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05-07-2005, 16:06
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I've just been given the go-ahead to emigrate to the USA - moving at the end of August. If I can be of any help...
Jon
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05-07-2005, 16:10
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Quote:
Originally posted by bigjay
im getting to a point now where im getting sick of this country and am at a point where i am seriously considering moving abroad.....
is anyone else feeling like this....?
or has anyone already it and can give me advice.....
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bigjay,
If you need someone to carry you bags and help with that back breaking sand dusting job, drop me a line 
No, honestly drop me a line!!!
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05-07-2005, 22:23
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We feel the same way you do and are off to Australia end of next year. I could write a size page rant about this country but will spare you the eyestrain.
Trust your instinct and go where you feel is right for you. I also lived in France for 8 yrs and it shaped me in a way I could never have imagined or could have been here in Sheff. Never regret what you do, regret what you don't do.
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06-07-2005, 08:26
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Quote:
Originally posted by bigjay
im thinking somewhere not too comercial - i want to slow my lifestyle down.......
i dont want to make a fortune - i just want to wake up on a morning look forward to my job brushing sand off sun loungers and feel the heat of the sun......
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Go on a mainteneance course and get a job on a holiday complex, as a kind of man friday.
Free use of all the utilities, free food, happy holiday people, its a brilliant job.
Last edited by micksheff; 06-07-2005 at 08:29.
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06-07-2005, 11:33
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I moved to the UK from Australia last September and have not regretted it for a second. Living in another country shapes your way of thinking and your perspective on the world in so many ways.
Even if it is a similarly 'Western' country to the one you've come from, the fact of being so far away from the comfort of your family, friends and the familiarity of home is tantamount to living in a country where the customs, language, etc are completely foreign. Then again, for my first few weeks in Sheff, I was convinced that everyone here WAS speaking a foreign language!
Okay so I miss the sunshine but living in England has given me so many experiences I never would've had otherwise. It must be alright, because I've extended what was originally a 1 year trip to 2 years!!
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06-07-2005, 12:18
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Quote:
Originally posted by bigjay
im thinking somewhere not too comercial - i want to slow my lifestyle down.......
i dont want to make a fortune - i just want to wake up on a morning look forward to my job brushing sand off sun loungers and feel the heat of the sun......
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New Zealand is supposed to be very good, and they are keen to take UK professionals, especially teachers.
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06-07-2005, 12:53
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american, canada, new zealand and australia....top places to move abroad ....and most difficult to get over!! unless you have a decent profession and can get confirmation of a job waiting and you can do it because a native of the country cant...your stuffed....unless you buy a business....but still you need a decent amount of cash for that as well.
stick to europe..its much easier to move around.
i plan to move abroad one day....but that day is looking like at least 5/6 years away....at VERY least
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07-07-2005, 02:33
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07-07-2005, 04:34
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Try Belize. English is the national language and it is dirt cheap to live there!
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07-07-2005, 05:15
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Originally posted by bigjay
im getting to a point now where im getting sick of this country and am at a point where i am seriously considering moving abroad.....
is anyone else feeling like this....?
or has anyone already it and can give me advice.....
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It is very, very difficult! You need an awful lot of stamina to cope with living in a new country. Different cultures are interesting but make sure you LOVE the place you want to move to because unless you are young, free and single it is really hard to reverse everything once you've moved.
Don't look at it as 'the grass being greener on the otherside'. All countries have their problems. You will miss your friends terribly (that's what made me home sick)
I don't regret moving, you make the best you can of a new life but I wouldn't go through the immigration process again for a million $'s or £'s!
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