In hindsight, I’m amazed we made the move shortly after having Nicholas. But I suppose it was the best time as he wasn’t mobile and he slept most of the time. It was an exciting, scary and emotional time. Phil and I had quit good jobs in L.A and sold our house in order to make a new life in Australia with our 4-month-old baby. We had originally talked about moving to another big city: Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane. Family support in Canberra was ultimately the biggest factor in deciding where we settled.
We still occasionally crave the big and happening city life. But it’s not hard to organise a weekend away in Sydney (a 3-hour drive for us) to get our fix. We often find that when we return home, we really appreciate the lack of traffic and can’t believe how dead quiet it is at night.
It’s taken 6 years in Canberra to finally feel comfortable and established. It’s been quite an adjustment learning Australian/Canberran ways and we’ve definitely learned a lot from our life-changing move. We have our own home, our family is complete, Phil and I have good jobs, Nicholas is in a good school and we couldn’t be more grateful for all of this.
Being surrounded by nature is what I love most about Canberra. I recently had a very Aussie moment with the kids when we heard kookaburras laughing from our backyard. We occassionally hear them in the distance when we go on walks, but this time they were so close. And the kids and I started laughing with them. You definitely know you're in Australia when you hear the kookaburras laugh.
It's a coincidence that this past month we've really been enjoying the Australian flora and fauna. We have lots of photos to share from the outdoors and the typical scenery around Canberra. Check out what our home looks like.
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| From Aug2012 |
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