Pebbles
23rd February 2008, 02:43 AM
Following our very first trip to NZ I visited this forum way back in the autumn of 2005. There did not seem to be much happening at the time so I went off in search of other websites and information. To be honest I was very much the forum virgin in those days and probably never got much further than the ENZ home page anyway. :uhoh
Meanwhile we now have PR! :raebanana Still not quite sure how we did it and to be honest it was touch & go on more than one occasion. We even came to NZ last February thinking it would be a final farewell but it suddenly turned into a recon trip! I can very much relate to those of you at the start or half way along that rollercoaster of paperwork and will gladly offer advice or encouragement where I can.
The flights from Amsterdam to Christchurch have been booked for oh and myself for arrival on 19 June. It still seems surreal most of the time, though the growing to-do lists come with a light feeling of panic. Luckily life is not so terribly complicated for us here in the south of The Netherlands; renting so no house to sell, hardly any furniture worth shipping over (yell IKEA once loudly and it all falls apart due to the missing screws ;) ), no kids or pets, … but looking forward to getting rid of a lot of our stuff - that will be ever so therapeutic!
Been ‘testing the water’ on here for the past few weeks and want to let you know that I really like the excellent vibes going around. Plenty optimism mixed with just the right amount of sarcasm, covered in a blanket of life-saving facts. And the links to the blogs: extremely helpful and fun to read (who knows, I might start one myself some day?)
Let’s keep in touch!
Meanwhile we now have PR! :raebanana Still not quite sure how we did it and to be honest it was touch & go on more than one occasion. We even came to NZ last February thinking it would be a final farewell but it suddenly turned into a recon trip! I can very much relate to those of you at the start or half way along that rollercoaster of paperwork and will gladly offer advice or encouragement where I can.
The flights from Amsterdam to Christchurch have been booked for oh and myself for arrival on 19 June. It still seems surreal most of the time, though the growing to-do lists come with a light feeling of panic. Luckily life is not so terribly complicated for us here in the south of The Netherlands; renting so no house to sell, hardly any furniture worth shipping over (yell IKEA once loudly and it all falls apart due to the missing screws ;) ), no kids or pets, … but looking forward to getting rid of a lot of our stuff - that will be ever so therapeutic!
Been ‘testing the water’ on here for the past few weeks and want to let you know that I really like the excellent vibes going around. Plenty optimism mixed with just the right amount of sarcasm, covered in a blanket of life-saving facts. And the links to the blogs: extremely helpful and fun to read (who knows, I might start one myself some day?)
Let’s keep in touch!