Omg, if I had a dollar for all the times I started a blog and failed to keep it going, well, I'd have 10s of dollars at least. 10s!
Anyways, this blog has a purpose! Hopefully a good solid one that'll keep it going. Also, I think Jacqui's going to join me on it, and she's a lot better at keeping things up than I am. :)
What's the purpose? We're moving to New Zealand! At least for a year. After much discussion and half-attempts to move (from Canada) to Switzerland, France, Costa Rica, etc... We finally decided on New Zealand. It would've been easier if it weren't for our dog, Dexter... Originally New Zealand wanted a 30 day quarantine period for him (due to absence of Rabies in NZ). We checked again recently and the quarantine period was reduced to 10 days. Woo! New Zealand here we come!
Our plan is to get Working Holiday visas, and take a break from the rush and stress of Canadian engineeringish jobs and go live the relaxed life somewhere else for a while. We'll get part-time/seasonal jobs if any and mostly enjoy our time with our dog and each other. Fun fun fun.
Lots to do and plan though! So far in the last couple weeks since we decided to go, we've gotten a new passport for me, applied for the visas, contacted a pet travel specialist (Boomerang Pet Carrier, here in Calgary), discovered how ridiculously expensive it is to move a pet across the world with us (think 2x as much as our flight or more), gotten vet tests started, looked into some rental property there, put the house up for sale, put my car up for sale... So much to do!
Hopefully this space will fill up with information about what we're doing and how we found it. Eventually once we're there, stories about surfing and exploring, with Dexter!
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