Registration: COMPLETE! Yup, got the police check in to them on Tuesday, and by Friday I had an email saying my registration has been completed! What does this mean? Well, it means that I have finally reached the end of my 'getting licensed in Australia' saga! No more exams, no more ridiculous fees (other than PI insurance). Nope, it means I have no more hoops to jump through! Now I just need the jobs to roll in... haha! I have locums already set from the last week of November right through until the first week of January (and those come with house-sitting roles too, yipee!). I also have a potential locum from April to the end of my work visa (June 29th?) Then it will just be a matter of figuring out the process for getting sponsored. I know I have the sponsor already, just need to talk to Immigration to see if I can go right into the permanent residency process... fingers crossed! Ideally, I would like to be working as soon as next week :s At least, that's when my PI insurance kicks in, so I could legally begin working then! But yes, I am now, officially, LEGALLY, a chiro in Australia! WAHOO!
Cargo: SO CLOSE and yet so far. Haha, my cargo has indeed arrived in Adelaide, and has made it to the shipping yard where I'm supposed to eventually meet a quarantine inspections officer to go through it all, however one little hiccup. I received an email from the shipping company stating that they found bugs in the container which my stuff was in. So, now I am waiting for my stuff to be fumigated (well, the whole container of stuff, not just mine :p), then aired out, and THEN I can book my quarantine appointment! I'm just DYING to see what I packed away again! Haha, can hardly remember what I (aka Stephanie) packed. And of course, when quarantine asked if I packed everything myself I said yes... at least I knew what went IN to the bags/trunk, right? And thank GOODNESS I had skype proof last weekend (at Heather's birthday dinner) that Chatty Kathy did NOT make the overseas trip to join my in Australia. Let's just say, if I had opened a bag to be inspected and found a doll I would have just zipped it back up and said, "Nope, sorry, not my bag!" Ah well, won't be long and I will be reunited with my dresses, summer clothes, hats, shoes (hurray shoes! Now I just need someplace to wear them...), sporting equipment, and best of all my TEA! I'm relieved too that David's packs their tea in tins that are sealed tightly! I would not have been happy to get fumigated tea :(
In other news, the weather is getting SOOOOOOOOOO lovely out, I'm back to my usual summer colour. This is from going out and running in the mornings, or cross-stitching in the backyard in 20C weather. I'll be glad when I get my favourite sunscreen in my luggage! On the friends front, I'm reminded (by some wonderful people) that I DO have friends down here in Australia. Yes, 3 of them live in Sydney (Amanda, Claire, and Sydney), but I'm also reminded I have a friend in Melbourne (Jenn!!!). Claire has suggested, if we are both free in the middle of January, that we meet in Melbourne and go to the Australian Open! Now, I don't really follow tennis, but I would never give up a chance to take a quick flight to visit with some friends! Now knowing Jenn is there I could visit her too! Then I'm thinking I will need to pop by Sydney before I start a more long-term locum... maybe a Valentine's visit? Claire, would you be my date? Haha! I also have made some friends here in Adelaide, and although I don't get to see them too much I have had some great chats with them and know that I have friends around if I ever need someone to catch-up with :)
Okay, I hope this post makes everyone feel a little better about me being down here. Haha, I got a few 'perk up, it'll get easier' emails/messages on facebook after the last one... now you can all be jealous of my wonderful beach view, palm trees in the backyard, and awesome roo wildlife! MUAHAHA!
xoxoxo D
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