Moving to Australia, don't know how to deal with it?

[elise.o]

Hello, I'm 15 years old, from the UK, and moving with my family to Brisbane next summer.

I don't know why but I'm just really confused about moving? Like I want to move because I know that I don't want to stay in this country, and I know that after secondary school I will probably lose contact with most of my friends. I'm also sad about leaving family but for some reason I just can't deal with the whole situation and I don't know why!

I don't like to talk about moving when my family's talking about it and I get really annoyed when my sister will bring it up and stuff like that?

Has this happened to anyone in a similiar situation, or is it happening to anyone at the moment?

I just don't know what to do!

[losing touch.]

Hey Elise,

I've moved around to different countries a lot for my dads job so i know how you feel. It's difficult at first, i won't lie. the first few weeks you will miss your old friends but there will be so many opportunities to meet new people. My advice would be to get yourself out there and be proactive about making new friends. Are you going to school over there or college?

Stay in contact with all your old friends and obviously your family members back in the UK. you can Skype, email, phone, facebook, etc. If you're moving next summer you've got a while to plan everything. Have you been to Brisbane before? Look up online what's going on out there.. if you have any hobbies that you want to carry on over there find somewhere to join.

But most of all enjoy the experience, you'll have loads of fun making a new life for yourself. see it as a new start, it's really exciting!

[elise.o]

thanks for replying

yes i will be going to school there, i think i will be joining half way through year 10 which is another worry haha :/

yeah i went last summer to Brisbane, it seemed nice

I don't know because I want to go but I guess it's just scary thinking about it and actually realising it's real! :P

Thanks again

[~Mr. Self Destruct~]

Brisbane? Lucky. It's miserable down here in Victoria. :P
QLD is a lovely place, especially the South-Eastern area. I personally love it up there.
Hey, you mightn't be comfortable moving to Australia, but I can tell you, Brissy is the capital you'd want to be in.

[elise.o]

Originally Posted by ~Mr. Self Destruct~

Brisbane? Lucky. It's miserable down here in Victoria. :P
QLD is a lovely place, especially the South-Eastern area. I personally love it up there.
Hey, you mightn't be comfortable moving to Australia, but I can tell you, Brissy is the capital you'd want to be in.

thanks for replying

sounds good! i liked it when we went there! just dont know how to deal with the whole concept of moving :/

[CoffeeAddict]

Originally Posted by ~Mr. Self Destruct~

Brisbane? Lucky. It's miserable down here in Victoria. :P
QLD is a lovely place, especially the South-Eastern area. I personally love it up there.
Hey, you mightn't be comfortable moving to Australia, but I can tell you, Brissy is the capital you'd want to be in.

Yeah, Victoria tends to have 4 seasons in one day O_O But I believe at the moment Brisbane is experiencing some serious summer weather lol. Queensland is such a beautiful place, the beaches are amazing and the people there are great. If your family wanna go do some touristy (not a word I know :P) things I would definitely recommend going to the Whitsundays, the water is so beautiful and you can go scuba diving!

[Magic.]

I'm moving to Brisbane next Feb / March ... depending on if I get a place at uni there. It's something I want to do because I'm in desperate need of a HUGE new start. But I know exactly how you feel. Moving terrifies me. Leaving friends and family, and pacigng up my life will be awful. But I know it'll be OK in the end.
I'm sure you'll be fine when it comes to it. It's scary now but it'll be amazing when you get there!!

[elise.o]

Originally Posted by CoffeeAddict

Yeah, Victoria tends to have 4 seasons in one day O_O But I believe at the moment Brisbane is experiencing some serious summer weather lol. Queensland is such a beautiful place, the beaches are amazing and the people there are great. If your family wanna go do some touristy (not a word I know :P) things I would definitely recommend going to the Whitsundays, the water is so beautiful and you can go scuba diving!

thanks for the recommendation! ;D

[elise.o]

Originally Posted by Magic.

I'm moving to Brisbane next Feb / March ... depending on if I get a place at uni there. It's something I want to do because I'm in desperate need of a HUGE new start. But I know exactly how you feel. Moving terrifies me. Leaving friends and family, and pacigng up my life will be awful. But I know it'll be OK in the end.
I'm sure you'll be fine when it comes to it. It's scary now but it'll be amazing when you get there!!

Yeah same here :/
Thanks I hope so! and good luck to you on the move