Comments on: Why You Should Move Away

By: Kristi

Kristi — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 01:57:42 +0000

My name is Kristi and I’m 20 years old…I met my boyfriend online…He lives in California and I live in South Florida…I am moving to California in 2 weeks to be with him…This will also be my very first time living on my own..I have been to California twice to see him and I must say I pretty much fell in love with it over there…The only problem is that I am EXTREAMLY close with my family…I have 5 brothers and sisters and a neice and nephew on is 16 the other is 15 and I also have a neice/nephew on the way…at first I was soooooo excited and I still am but as the time gets closer I a getting more nervous as well…I really do want to go and I am still going I just wish i wouldnt be so nervous…I think its because of how close I am to my family…I know its going to be very hard…The one thing I can say I a glad I did was this…Since we both have not had alot of time to really get this relationship going and we really dont know what eachother is really about yet I decided it would be a good idea for us to do like a 3 month trial..Probation I guess you could cal it..lol…and we both agreed that I will live there for 90 days and after the 90 days is up we will sit and have a talk and discuss how the last 3 months has been and from there decide if we should continue moving forward or if either one of us has decided its not for us we can put it out on the table and make plans for me to coe back home. or em to move out..Thinking of that has made e feel alot better b/c we can both go into this easily and if it doesnt work out then we will settle things the right way

By: Stefanie

Stefanie — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:26:12 +0000

It was great to read everyone’s thoughts… my boyfriend and I of two years have recently been thinking about moving in together either where I live (the US – Chicago) or where he lives (Canada – Quebec). It’s a tough decision to make, I’ve grown up with my entire large Irish Catholic family around me, and he grew up on a reservation in northern Quebec (he’s native). He came here to stay for three months and it was the best time we’ve ever had. I’m 22 and he’s 20, so figuring out financially what’s possible is hard… right now he’s an assistant manager for the bank on his reservation and when you live and work on a reservation the money you make is TAX FREE, not to mention the cost of living is considerably lower than here (I pay $1615 just for rent for a 3 bedroom apartment, they pay $350 for all utilities and their mortgage for a house). I’m just not sure I’ll be able to handle such a huge change in living, and being away from my family… but the two times I visited I had a great time, and really enjoyed myself. Plus it would be a great opportunity to learn French, and all about his culture!

I guess I’m just looking for advice on how to move past all of the things that scare me about leaving… leaving my friends, my family, and everything I’m comfortable with. I firmly believe that it’s nigh on impossible to learn who you are when you stay in the same place forever because you never challenge yourself, and I’d love to do that, but Canada just seems like a really daunting jump to me… Any advice??

By: sooski

sooski — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 23:49:33 +0000

Yep, I moved from Tehran (the capital of Iran) to Vancouver in 1998. Huge cultural/language differences and huge transition from a middle eastern oppressed country to a relatively democratic place… and totally the best decision I ever made in my life!

By: Peter

Peter — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 06:17:43 +0000

Hi Jessica,

Thanks! Everything is going great here in Vancouver. I love living in a different place – even the ordinary becomes interesting. Perth is a great city, but as you know it is just so far away from everything. Here I feel like I am in the middle of everything. There are plenty of Aussies here on 1 year working holiday visas (I originally came over on one of these) so you should look into Canada to satisfy your craving for travel .

Peter

By: jessica

jessica — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 05:31:32 +0000

In 2006 I spent 6 months living in New Jersey, USA. Coming from perth, that was just beyond my wildest dreams! I was on a visa and had to come home after this time – this was possibly the saddest moment of my life! Before my trip, aged 21, i had never left the state or been on a plane. Well, one round the world ticket, eleven plane rides, one bout of food poisoning, immeasurable joy and countless new friends later, I am happy to say those six months i lived and worked the simple life were the best i have ever had.
I would live overseas in a heartbeat. The craving for the new and the different things in life is a flame that is impossible to extinguish.

Burn bright! I wish you the best of luck in vancouver…

By: Paula

Paula — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 08:09:01 +0000

Hello there! I’m a college student (Intl. Business major) and, recently, I made my decision to continue my studies in the Philippines. I’m doing it for most of the reasons you’ve stated above: the freedom to find myself and for opportunity. This blog entry and the story “Sev” left as a comment reaffirms my decision to go (I’ve had some pretty negative comments from people and it got me down a couple times — thank goodness though, I have the support of my family!).

So I thank you for writing this entry, and I hope to share my adventure (as I’d like to call it!) soon.