Why moving to Australia? This is my story

Moving to Australia is not something you can just do by jumping on the boat. It's important to be well prepared when you decide to move down-under. 

On the move to Australia

My story

My story of moving to Perth in Western Australia started when I met my boyfriend who is Australian 3 years ago in Toronto, Canada. We were both in Canada on our study exchange and if love at first sight does exist, than that's probably what happened to us. 

We fell in love and a year later in April 2012 I decided to move to Australia to live with my boyfriend. I personally had the feeling that just moving to live with someone wasn't going to be a substantial reason. 

Because I was in the final year of my university degree in Journalism with one internship left, I went looking for an internship in Perth. Living with my partner became the second reason as I had something to do as soon as I arrived in the country that was going to be 'home' for an undecided time. 

Set yourself a goal

Having something waiting for me made the big move to oz a lot easier. I left Amsterdam airport with my suitcase packed not knowing when the next time would be that I would be back in the country I spend the first 23 years of my life in. 

I had also set myself a goal. I wanted to work as hard as I could and get work out of my internship so that I could stay in Perth. This is why the first three months for me were one big test. I was testing living, working, making friends and building up a life in Australia. 

Experiences

Over the last 2 years I've learned so much about settling in a new town, making new friends, getting used to a different culture, getting used to different rules, different visas, different work-ethics, different food, a new accent, a different language and a complete different lifestyle. 

In my blogs I write about my experiences moving and getting used to a new country and I want to advise and help people that are moving or are planning to move to a new country. 

If you have any request about issues you may have had or something you're unsure about don't hesitate to get in touch with me.