Sorry for my absence. When I went to Wellington I did not bring my computer and then when I got back there was no internet at home for a few days and then routine set in. But in off today and thus would like to share an update with you.
So two weeks ago I was in Wellington with Jason, getting to know my soon to be new home and hoping to find a place to live. In both of those I was successful and I'm very happy about that! For those of you familiar with Wellington, we found an apartment just a 1/2 block off Cuba street, near the Southern Cross. For those of you unfamiliar with Wellington, we're right in the city and very happy for it. Jason was great in making sure we would live somewhere near to where I was likely to work and central so it would be easy for me in the beginning when I will likely be unemployed and as well for us to be close to the action.
We have signed a lease for a one-bedroom loft style apartment that is fully furnished. And when I say fully furnished, I mean fully furnished. It literally comes with everything! Jason moved in last week and hasn't had to buy a single thing for the place. It comes with all the glasses, dishes, cutlery, a vacuum, even sheets and towels (although we do plan to get our own of these). Finding this place, in a great location and completely ready to go has made this whole process so much less stressful - especially for Jason who is already living there, and working 12-14 hours a day and has no time to go furniture shopping! Let alone having to commit to a whole houseful of furniture when you don't even know how long you are committing to a city/country.
All that being said, I'm going to go for the long haul here. I had a job interview yesterday with a hotel in Wellington and it went really well. I will be having a follow-up interview next week and hopefully they will like me enough to give me a job offer. That being said, the visa process for Wellington is a bit different than Singapore and I do need to provide lots of documentation for the visa application, including police records and health certificates depending on the length of time I want to stay in NZ. And with this, I'm going to go all in. I will do all the things I need to do this time around so if we do end up staying a while, I don't have to do it again later. Who knows what will happen, but I'd rather be over prepared than under prepared!
As for Singapore, I've got 17 days left here and they are going to fly by. I've got two more weeks of work, a few off days scattered throughout, and then New Zealand here I come!
I guess one other reason I haven't had time to update my blog recently is because I have been following the news out of Houston obsessively. How sad to see that city under water but what a plethora of heart warming stories coming out of this tragedy. It is always so great to see how humanity really gets it together during a tragedy and people forget about all the hate and prejudice and their difference and work together as best they can for the common good and survival of everyone.
Sending positive thoughts from Singapore!
