THE top question of me this last few months has been:
How are you settling in?
And my answer?
Wonderfully thanks!
Now, as I look back, I see I was putting a positive spin on the whole move. [Read more…]
Back in Australia and back on this blog!
It’s fantastic to be back in Australia, as much as we enjoy living overseas. Supermarkets carry more products than we can possibly imagine ever needing. Rules and laws generally make sense, as we grew up with them. Friends are crazy busy with work, children and keeping up with the Joneses, but can usually find time for a cuppa with us. Extended family can be visited for the day or weekend, on the spur of the moment, rather than via international flights booked months in advance. Internet is almost always available. As is power. Day-to-day living is in some ways easier, other ways less so.
In any case, now we’ve made the decision to spend the next handful of years in Australia, to allow our girls a little stability for their high school years, we are embracing what is good about living here, and considering what we can tweak with the aspects we find challenging. [Read more…]
Relocation Recap: Jason Mueller’s moves from Canada to Costa Rica and Mexico
Welcome to Relocation Recap, a regular feature on the Health & Wellness Revolution blog – sharing the relocation experiences of people from across the world.
Feeling alone is a common challenge of relocation.
This interview series aims to shines light on the many ways you can feel more connected, inspired and capable when moving from your comfort zone to somewhere new and unfamiliar.
You may well read about someone who faced similar challenges to your own, and surmounted them. As you can too.
If you, or anyone you know, would like to be featured in this interview series, please contact Kylie here.
Five Free Relocation Tools for a Smooth Move
We’ve just completed our third international move in three years – Australia to Tonga in 2014, Tonga to Vanuatu in 2015, and Vanuatu to Australia in 2016.
We’re getting better at it every time.
These are the tools we find really useful when moving. And they’re free!
Family Favourites – Our Year in Vanuatu
Our family of four were blessed to spend 12 months in tropical Vanuatu in 2015-16.
These are our favourite day trips, holiday adventures, eating spots and memories. There is space below for yours too!
Relocation Recap: Jacob Aldridge’s move from Australia to UK and back
Welcome to Relocation Recap, a regular feature on the Health & Wellness Revolution blog – sharing the relocation experiences of people from across the world.
Feeling alone is a common challenge of relocation.
This interview series aims to shines light on the many ways you can feel more connected, inspired and capable when moving from your comfort zone to somewhere new and unfamiliar.
You may well read about someone who faced similar challenges to your own, and surmounted them. As you can too.
If you, or anyone you know, would like to be featured in this interview series, please contact Kylie here.
Our Next Adventure Beckons – what this means for you
‘When one door closes, another opens.’
Cliché, but oh so true for us at the moment.
This is the thought process we’ve traversed over a tumultuous few months:
- An unexpectedly early departure from our current location, Vanuatu, in 3-4 weeks
- No pre-determined next location, dependent on work prospects
- An opportunity to choose our own adventure
Relocation Recap: Fiona Lindsey’s many moves across Australia
Welcome to Relocation Recap, a regular feature on the Health & Wellness Revolution blog – sharing the relocation experiences of people from across the world.
Feeling alone is a common challenge of relocation.
This interview series aims to shines light on the many ways you can feel more connected, inspired and capable when moving from your comfort zone to somewhere new and unfamiliar.
You may well read about someone who faced similar challenges to your own, and surmounted them. As you can too.
If you, or anyone you know, would like to be featured in this interview series, please contact Kylie here.
Should We Stay or Go – 5 things to consider before quitting a location
No matter how good a new location sounds initially, settling there won’t always go to plan.
Deciding when to call it quits is the hard bit.
I’ve talked before about what I call the Relocation Rollercoaster – the emotional ride of relocating and resettling in a new location, with recurring ups and downs that usually become smoother and ‘higher’ as the months pass.
As has almost everybody I’ve interviewed for Relocation Recap.
It takes time to settle in, at least six months, often more than a year.
Hence our personal guideline of ‘give it a year’.
Our year is just about up, here in Vanuatu, and we are very close to making the decision to leave.
Relocation Recap: Claudia Landini’s many moves, including Indonesia
Welcome to Relocation Recap, a regular feature on the Health & Wellness Revolution blog – sharing the relocation experiences of people from across the world.
Feeling alone is a common challenge of relocation.
This interview series aims to shines light on the many ways you can feel more connected, inspired and capable when moving from your comfort zone to somewhere new and unfamiliar.
You may well read about someone who faced similar challenges to your own, and surmounted them. As you can too.
If you, or anyone you know, would like to be featured in this interview series, please contact Kylie here.
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