I am moving to Australia!

Why Australia? I hear this so much and I think to myself "why not Australia?"

Australia has always been a bucket list place of mine, it has so many amazing places to go and visit. It has also been a dream of mine to live abroad. I don't know why exactly, I suppose I crave the challenge. I love new experiences. What better way to combine the two!! Moving countries alone is a different kind of challenge. I honestly wasn't as prepared to move as I had thought. SO MUCH NEEDS TO GET DONE. It is incredibly easy to live and work in a country where you are a citizen. We don't give our immigrants enough credit for starting over.

I know a few people who have moved to the land down under and pretty much decided I wanted to do the same. I had talked with a few friends who had nursed there and it seemed like a dream! I also had friends who went to school and it seemed like such a great opportunity. Also, who doesn't want to live in warm weather and near the ocean? Even though we have had a pretty milf winter here so far, this polar vortex is really killing my vibes.

Australia is also fairly easy for us Canadians to move to. The working holiday visa is fairly easy to get and is for anyone under the age of 35 years. Getting a nursing license was a little bit more difficult, I will touch on this on a different day. Seriously though, how amazing it is that I can take my career anywhere!! Why not take advantage of this.

Do I have fears of moving my life across the world? YES!! SO MANY FEARS!!

*Including, will I get bit by a snake? Probably. I should maybe review the deadly animals in Australia. Everything seems to want to eat you there. But the kangaroos look adorable!

*Im pretty sure I will melt away. I am a really sweaty person so I legit think this could happen.

*Will I make friends? I already know a decent amount of people around the country but I hope I will be able to meet so many more.

*I hope that I will be able to find a good work/ life mix. I want to explore the country and maybe see other surrounding countries, but I also need to work so I dont spend my life savings. (Lets just ignore the costs of travelling in a pandemic.)

*Will I get homesick?? I've never been away from my friends and family this long

*Am I just wasting time and money by traveling during a pandemic?

Despite all the things that scare me to do this, I am so excited for this new adventure. I am so excited to meet new friends and catch up with old ones. I can't wait to see the land down under. I have made a huge list of places I want to see while I am there. Hopefully a year will be good enough! It seems so weird that everyone around me is settling down, and I have felt the most unsettled in my life. I can't wait to see what the next year off possibilities hold

xo Nicole