The Melbourne Experience

So, a couple of weeks ago, Jeff and I were fortunate to go visit Melbourne to get a lay of the land and to check out some housing options.  Well, Jeff did all of that.  I worked.  Bummer.

Since I had spent some time in Australia in 2010, it was a great time for Jeff to explore Melbourne and get familiar with our new home.  He did a lot that week.  A lot of walking.  A lot of walking in the rain.  A lot of driving.  A lot of driving in the rain and hail.  A lot.  Unfortunately, the weather wasn't really cooperating with us, and it rained EVERY DAY.   bleh.

We did get a chance to see some rental apartments and "units" (similar to a town home).  We still don't have a home, yet, but we definately know the areas of the city that we like and feel like we could live for a couple of years.  We likely won't go for a high-rise in the middle of the city, but we'll be sure to get the city experience :)

 It appears that Jeff had to walk on water to get this photo...Downtown Melbourne 

Kind of a cool pic

As we're preparing to move, we're really challenged with not knowing if we are going to move into a furnished or unfurnished apartment.  We know we aren't taking our furniture with us, but planning what to take is exceptionally hard when we don't know if we'll get a furnished or unfurnished place.  Pots and Pans...to take or not to take.  Sheets and towels...to take or not to take.  That is the question.

The Adventure Begins

So, we've started preparing for our new life in Australia, and we have spent countless hours filling out forms for visas, health insurance, taxes, and anything else that you can imagine...and we still have countless hours to go. We'll have to have our will drawn up, so if you want anything that we have, let us know now :)

During the time we have left here in the States (holy cow, only about 9 more weeks), we will attempt to keep you up to speed on where we are and what we're up to...though I assume that the closer we get to d-day (departure day), the less time we will have to blog. But we will attempt.

And so the adventure begins...