Ever thought about moving abroad?

I think almost everyone contemplates living in a different country unless they are incredibly myopic and have lived in a community where such thoughts aren't even fathomed.

haha don't dis north wales! where bouts are you from?

Wow. So you went to live in Australia for a bit and you were doing child nursing over there?? I want to live in Sydney aswel! Can I ask where abouts in Sydney?
I think if I didn't do nursing i'd probably go for human biology or something! It's so interesting! I'm sure you will enjoy it!!

Well the graduate programme is more to do with converting the qualification and allowing me to be able to register with the nursing board in Aus. I've taken a gap year this year and have worked lots - and will try and save a lot when I do my training! can't wait!

There should be a "Yes but I'm not sure" or a "Yes but I decided not to" option.

For example I'd consider moving to California, simply because my passion is tech startups and if you really want to be successful in that arena it's the place to be really.. However the UK is where all my family, friends, connections etc are. It's not easy to jump ship and turn up in a new country on your own. People often leave expecting life to be spectacular and different just because they're in another part of the world, when in reality it's you that makes your life rather than where you are.

I have so many relatives/etc who have attempted to move to other countries and came back, or got there and hated it and not been able to afford to move back, etc.. Far too many people treat it as a "big fix" to larger problems in their lives. (Then there's also the people that run away to Spain etc who don't want to work and live an easy life, etc.. Which is just plain cowardly IMHO)

Hahah not everyone!! you should come up to north wales up in the hills! And if you mention abroad - the furthest a lot have been is Mid wales or North of England. My family have stayed in wales since 1600s! (as i've just found out in my family tree!)

Did you move to Spain with family? and how come you moved back?


Australia fascinates me though - don't know why but it's always appealed to me. Guess i'll have to watch out for those spiders!:O and the snakes...

Ah no I wasn't doing child nursing there, there is a really amazing childcare agency in Sydney who I worked for and they sent me to different nurseries and centres every day, I loved it so much! My boyfriend was Australian so I wanted to do it over there and fell in love with half of the universities but the prices were just crazy, although they are really easy going about accepting you if you can afford it.

I lived in a place called Rozelle which is about 10 mins from the city but I worked pretty much all over Sydney, oh my god you will love it though! Have you had a good nosy around the NSW Health website? its really useful. I wish you lots of luck in doing your training and getting where you want to be!

Why don't more people do it then? Is this desire to move a recent phenomenon? Has it become more prevalent with the fewer restrictions we have on freedom of movement nowadays? Or do people set down roots too quickly to give themselves a chance? Certainly in my family I'm the only one who wishes to live abroad (oh, actually I have an aunt who moved to Indonesia, but we're the only ones), I think everyone elses ties to the UK, whether they be emotional, familial or financial, are too strong. This is why I want to move while I don't have these restraints.

Plus Australia is higher cost of living and higher property prices.

If you want it that badly, then why not? It's not unrealistic, lots of people do it

I'm not saying everyone will move abroad, but that everyone will at least once think of living somewhere else.

Oh, Wales, yeah, maybe not then...

Worth it though!!!

I'm not too bothered about it being more expensive as I would get a higher salary for nursing over there than I would in the UK because there is such a shortage!
And when you think of what you get for your money over there compared to here? I mean they have swimming pools in their houses, lovely weather, beautiful scenery and quite spaced out. This country just seems so crowded!

lol nah not people who live round here - honestly the thought does not even enter most people's heads!

When I have said to my family i'm thinking of moving abroad - they are like ' why do you want to move there ? you can see it on the tv! hahahaha'

aw I bet it was so good working in different nurseries!! I love working with children too! Did you meet your bf in Aus or met him before that?
Lol I might be sending you a few PMs in the future bout the best places to go etc.. would you recommend living in Rozelle ? I've heard that the north & east part of sydney is reeally expensive and the western side is cheaper-Is that true?
I'll have a nose at the NSW health site!

Wrexham, and it's honestly the reason why I want to live abroad - I hate that it's ugly, uncultured, full of chavs and small minded people. The best bit about it is that it's easy to get to better places because it's well linked up with trains and buses and that. I realise now that I don't need to go abroad to get away from places like Wrexham, there are nice places all over the UK. Yet, to restrict yourself to one country when there is so much of the world to discover? I know I've said I'd like to settle in France but really I'd love to travel all over the world. Sadly there just isn't enough time. Still, I hope to be out of Cardiff by the end of the summer.

Where in North Wales are you from? I know there are lots of picturesque and pretty places in North Wales, but Wrexham ruined it for me. I don't think I could go back.

I'd say that realism sets in with people that financially a move abroad isn't viable- I'd only move abroad if I had a job lined up that would be able to support me, or I had enough money to move of my own accord. For the majority of people, they don't have this so whilst the concept of living abroad is entertained, it is rarely followed through.

You say you want to move, do you have a career lined up abroad or would you move and then look for a job (or are you in a situation where you don't need a job?)