Wednesday, February 20, 2013

Australia

I heard today that my application to spend six months in Melbourne has been approved.  We plan to go there next January, when it is summer time, and stay until the depths of winter, at which point we will return to summer time here.

Jonathan is not pleased.  He is upset about the idea of leaving his friends, making new friends, and then leaving those friends, too.  All in one year.  We tried to explain that his friends here will still be here when we get back, and making new friends is a good thing.  Hopefully he warms up to the idea with nearly a year to think about it.

Tim is not completely pleased either.  He is upset about the idea of working on a schedule 18 hours ahead of his coworkers, and getting set up to work remotely from a new location.  With the 18 hour time difference to California, he may have to work Saturdays.

But I'm excited!  Now that I have approval, I can start contacting people and figuring out things like nice neighborhoods, good schools, when and how to get the appropriate visa, and so on.  If you know anyone in Melbourne who could help me out with that process, please let me know!


2 comments:

Letterpress said...

No help on what you need, but there is an amazing quilt shop there, if you decide to add quilting to your list of accomplishments. Maybe we'll come visit?

Congratulations!!

Laura Dee said...

Awesome!