Monday, Jul 05, 2010 at 19:24
We have 3..... THREE kids ...... when we say we travel we we basically left
Tom Price 9 years ago with no set plans of where we were going and still have no set plans other than now to see QLD.................
We have mostly lived in compant provided accom but some has been a van just no wheels .....
As far as work goes if you cant get work out in the "bush" it will only be because you dont want to work, simply meaning there is heaps ............. but be WARNED, you must be flexable as to what you do, dont go in with tickets, degrees and so on as they mean nothing out here, experiance and more so willingness to learn quickly is what counts, there are of course some positions that will need a ticket simply because you will need it for insurance cover for the employer, that is a fact of life these days, a mechanic for instance needs the "ticket" but i worked on a Pearl
Farm and was expected to do everything from Ali welding, boat driving, digging holes for plumbing, plumbing work ect.....
You also need to be able to make freinds quickly and be able to "get over" the ones you have left behind, you simply CAN NOT pop around and see old freinds when they are 2000klms away, stick to e-mails and dont get hooked on phone calls and be stubborn about it........
If you concentrate on what is around you and what you can see and do, you will soon forget about the "life" you left behind, some people will also NOT be happy with you but s#$t happnens so to speak ......
Another thing about work ...... dont
rock up to the "popular" towns n citys and expect work, EVERYONE ELSE is doing that so you will get squat .... the real bush is just that, the bush .....
I am on "facebook" under "Joe Grace" or "Melissa Grace" so do a search and i am fairly certain certain you can see my photos, that is the way we live and love it...... at time it is HARD but
well worth it ......
And finally....... if you have any doubts, just try it and if you dont like it DONT kid yourself, get out as soon as you can as you can get hurt out here and it can affect the kids more than you realise, do it for them not yourself, always remember that....... keep in contact, work wise i can most likely help
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