Manow
Introduction
Thanks to my studies in the Netherlands, I had the opportunity to do a work placement / internship in Melbourne for 6 months (it was two years ago). And then, after getting my degree, we decided with my boyfriend to use our unique Working Holiday visa to visit more areas in Australia. We loved a lot this country, the landscapes are wonderful, we met interesting people (especially in Tasmania, where the people are more than open minded and friendly). Then, after 7 months there, we bought a flight to Argentina : Maxime falled in love of this country few years before and missed it ! As far as I'm concerned, I didn't know any word in Spanish, that's why I firstly paid a school to learn this language in Cordoba. During this time my boyfriend found a job in Punta Arenas in Chile in his speciality... in the southernmost city in the world. I joined him in September (2009) : 6 months we've lived there !
I joined expat.com on 20 February 2010.
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Manowposted on the thread Cost of living in Oceania
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Manowposted on the thread Where should a 39-year old single gay man live in Sydney?
Expat experience
The beautiful landscapes around, the wonderful fauna and flora, the proximity with the National Park Torres del Paine.
the isolated location, the low temparetures during summer, the strong wind.
I spent a bit more than two months there, to learn Spanish. I was living at a friend's who is Argentina
the dynamism of the city, the beautiful weather
the insecurity
We worked a lot... We only had Saturday to relax and visit the places around. As soon as we arrived, we bought a Mitshubishi wagon to be able to go to every places we wanted during our free days. We really loved the National parks around to do trekking, including the beautiful Blue Mountains. We also liked the city and espacially the Rocks. Then, we drived to Melbourne, took the ferry to spend two months in Tasmania, et we stopped at every nice places on the east coast until Cairns.
The bars in the Rocks, the beer James Squire, the Fish & Ships in the Fish Market of Sydney, the Botanical garden, and the numerous National park around.
The animated centre of Melbourne and especially the nights in Brunswick street and St Kilda, the landscapes of the Yarra Valley, the Live Music in Healesville, their red wine (Shiraz, my favourite), the Australians rools football, and my friends I met there who showed me all theses places.. I miss them a lot.
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