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Australia travel and tourism - essential viewing!
top travel tip: flights
To counteract jetlag: When flying to Australia from the UK, try to get a flight that lands in the evening so that you can go straight to bed. Otherwise, if you land earlier on in the day you will need to try and stay awake as long as you can in order to synch yourself with the time difference!
top travel tip: money
Before you leave Blighty open a bank account that doesn't charge commission on overseas transactions so you can use your bank card and don't have to worry about taking masses of cash and/or travellers cheques.
About one whinging pom
It’s been three years now since I left dear old Blighty for Australia, full of nerves and excitement. At the time I was looking forward to not teaching for a while, to a more laid back lifestyle, to the weather, to just trying something different and also to being with the lovely Diver Dave! I remember also being sad to leave my friends and worried about being so far from family, especially leaving them at the blunt end of a house sale gone wrong. However, if it weren’t for all those people, I wouldn’t have been able to go when I did and I feel very lucky to have had their support in..er…leaving the country. Mmm….
Once in Australia I started a masters degree course in Brisbane at an international campus. As part of the induction I had to attend an ‘acculturation’ course designed to support students moving to a foreign country. Diver Dave and I scoffed a little bit at this, especially when it was suggested that my initial stage of ‘euphoria’ would eventually be replaced by deep depression and anxiety! However, even though thankfully I haven’t reached that scary sounding stage, it can be hard to adjust your expectations whilst trying to fit into a new culture and society, even one as pommie filled and westernised as Australia.
So this blog is intended to advise others who may be thinking of emigrating or have recently arrived. And I promise not to whinge too much!
Becky
Once in Australia I started a masters degree course in Brisbane at an international campus. As part of the induction I had to attend an ‘acculturation’ course designed to support students moving to a foreign country. Diver Dave and I scoffed a little bit at this, especially when it was suggested that my initial stage of ‘euphoria’ would eventually be replaced by deep depression and anxiety! However, even though thankfully I haven’t reached that scary sounding stage, it can be hard to adjust your expectations whilst trying to fit into a new culture and society, even one as pommie filled and westernised as Australia.
So this blog is intended to advise others who may be thinking of emigrating or have recently arrived. And I promise not to whinge too much!
Becky
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