Why a blog about moving to Australia? No one reads blogs. So why bother? Well, it is one thing to fantasize about doing something, it is quite another thing to actually do it. I think we've all fantasized about moving somewhere exotic. Some of us have done it, some of us have not. I live in the realm of fantasy-pretend land. I like to think about fun, cool adventurous things. Case in point, I auditioned for "The Amazing Race" with the hope of finding my true 40 year old self. So as I approach my 40th birthday in October, it is quite the norm for me to defer to my alter ego, Lara Croft. Back to doing a blog about moving to Australia. I have found in my preliminary research regarding actually moving to Australia that there are so many aspects of relocating to another country that are like reading a fantasy novel. As I embark on this process, I have tried to find blogs on the subject - Americans moving to Australia... and it is not easy. There are assorted resources, but I realized in this preliminary research that this process of moving to another country is very unique to each person. I decided that journaling this process AS the process is unfolding would be beneficial in two ways. First, it would keep my feet grounded as a journal type of experience - it would be like 'pinching myself' in this dream experience. Second, it may end up being helpful to someone else who is thinking about doing the same thing.
There are many nuances to our life that make this relocation very unique. We home school our kids. Taylor's job is portable to anywhere in the world, so we can live wherever we want. Our particular invitation to move to Australia is both a musical one and a spiritual one. Taylor does not have a company moving him so we have to do all the legwork ourselves. As I consider moving to a country where they drive on the left side of the road, and have 8 of the 10 most poisonous snakes in the world, I get a little antsy.
Not to mention that, now, that poor continent is getting drenched with floods. I think we will live outside of Sydney. We have friends also moving there, and they want to live in Sydney. It is a city of 5 million people. I have never spent more than one night in a city of 5 million people. I was not a fan. The lights never go out. You have to have really thick curtains. Sirens ring throughout the night all night. Very different than my bright stars in the night existence for the last 39 years of my life.
We shall see where we live. FIRST, we need to get the visa. Getting a visa to live somewhere else is very difficult. Well, at least in desirable places like Australia. Your fate is truly in someone else's hands. I am praying about getting a visa A LOT. We can plan all we want, but it all comes down to the visa.
I will keep you posted on that. Fortunately, my husband is flying out to California the second week of February to meet and play music with the man who is "sponsoring" "nominating" us for a visa. My husband can play his way into anyone's heart! The man who is nominating us is named Steve Grace and he has a very cool music ministry in Australia. He plays beautiful worship music for native Aborigines in the outback and people in Papa New Guinea. I think Taylor would visit those places too, when we move! Hooray!
More later…time to get my day going. My different drum day….breakfast at 9:30, teach the kids, chores, housework, take the cat to get his nails clipped (if the snow stops) and then whatever else.
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