[Myrkk]

After a rather nerve-wracking time trying to get DHL to deliver our NZQA assessment, we've finally got it.

Good news.......it's a level 8 which is one up on our pre-assessment.:nice1

[holland]

:raebanana :raebanana Congrats

J and G xx

[Mickstim]

:raebanana :raebanana

Well done!!

[Myrkk]

Cheers Holland.
It's strange but I could cry tonight........ it's all coming together and starting to seem very real. I keep thinking about my Mum and worry about leaving her behind. It's so scarey thinking about leaving all that is familiar behind too.
Although after Colin McRae dying this week I keep thinking life is too short to worry about such stuff and you have to grab these chances while you can.
Jeez, I didn't think I'd get this emotional at the thought of submitting our ITA. When I was younger I didn't think twice about leaving home, moving to the other end of the country etc etc... all big things to a teenager, but as an adult these things seem more daunting rather than easier.. ho hum

[holland]

Myrkk, Its hard isn't it, as much as you want it...at times it can make you feel so upset and down...I too worry about leaving my mum, BUT like you say 'life is too short', and if you have dreams and aspirations about living your life else where you've just got to give it a go...its funny, the amount of times we've gone to families houses and chatted about the process, and now it is actually happening...it all seems a bit strange and odd, and almost feels like it is happening to someone else.

Keep your chin up, the emotional roller coaster is all part of the process. Whe I booked the flights, I spent the rest of the evening reading the small print to see if I could cancel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

J xx

[peebles16]

Myrkk Well done and thanks for an honest post - I think it just sums up really well how this rollercoaster ride feels. It's strange how at one end of the scale you can't wait to go but at the other you worry about what your leaving behind. I'm for the 'go for it' approach with the odd teary moment in between. Works for me - sometimes?!?

[Myrkk]

. Whe I booked the flights, I spent the rest of the evening reading the small print to see if I could cancel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

J xx

LOL, I hope I'm resolved to the move completely by the time I book the tickets. We weren't going to go for a reccie but we have changed our minds and are going for a reccie in April. Hopefully that helps.


.I'm for the 'go for it' approach with the odd teary moment in between. Works for me - sometimes?!?

Ditto. Sometimes!! I'm from Scotland originally and never intended to be away from Scotland for so long. There is still a huge pull back there 'cause that is where my family is but at the same time I still want to experience living in a different country.

Every time I have a wobble I think of how smoothly things are going [so far!! touch wood!!] and thinking that must be a sign. I suppose I'd be strange if I didn't worry at least a little :yes

[speckythecky]

Congrats on the NZQA, I am also of the go for it, managed to avoid all tears until the moment at the airport when I said goodbye to mum and dad. I was expecting my mum to cry but the sight of my dad fighting back tears left me struggling