Francine
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Lives in Melbourne
Registration: 08 March 2007
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Desperate expat housewives by Julien
This topic is dedicated to "desperate expat housewives" I know I am not the best person to talk about it (I am a man), but note that I moved to Spain. I left my situation in the UK, and I arrived in Madrid without a job ... I spent most of my time ...
Love this trail of conversation. Well, I left my Europe to live and get married to a South African. And it wasn't easy. I never worked for the 10 years I lived there. I mean paid work. At the time we had no computer at home. No Skype. Nada ... Read More
Where to live in Australia? by Julien
Australia is definitely too big! There are so many places to see, cultures to discover ... Which city would you recommend to expatriates? Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth (or others)? Is it easy to integrate the Aussie way of life?
Now please be aware that I only have been in AUstralie for 8 month now.... so this is just a very limited experience. If you live in Melbourne and need to work in the city I would recomend Point Cook as a place to live. Why... excellent ... Read More
Hello, and trying my new avatar by Francine
Hi all. My name is Francine, living in Melbourne now. Born in Luxembourg (Europe), married to a South African, lived 10 years in South Africa; 2 years in Ireland, 18 month in the UK and recently , about 8 month ago moved to Melbourne. The avatar ...
Thanks, I have tried, and ended up on your blog. Brilliant. Like your blog. Really. To size down the photo is a bit of en exploit for an "computer whiz" NOT Will take me time to figure this one out.... Will keep me out of mischief. Yippe Read More
How Aussie are you? by Julien
Take this quiz: http://smartasses.org/aussiequiz.html Have a go - and post your score :D
Yipee Got 11 right. Australians are just so predictable. Francine Read More
Hello, and trying my new avatar by Francine
Hi all. My name is Francine, living in Melbourne now. Born in Luxembourg (Europe), married to a South African, lived 10 years in South Africa; 2 years in Ireland, 18 month in the UK and recently , about 8 month ago moved to Melbourne. The avatar ...
Hello, Thanks for the warm welcome. The photo of my daughter was to big to upload as an avatar. Too bad. Un bojour de Melbourne. Francine Read More
Hello, and trying my new avatar
Hi all. My name is Francine, living in Melbourne now. Born in Luxembourg (Europe), married to a South African, lived 10 years in South Africa; 2 years in Ireland, 18 month in the UK and recently , about 8 month ago moved to Melbourne. The avatar ... Read More
Cost of living in Oceania by Julien
Hi everybody, Let's start a topic about the cost of living in Australia, New Zealand, and other countries in Oceania... It would be handful to gather everything in one unique post. Don't forget to mention where you're living: state and city (is it ...
We have been living in Melbourne for 7 month now, and we are quite enjoying it. We are a family of 4, and we are renting a nice house, in popular suburb (Mount Waverley S/E) for 400 $ a week. I have seen cheaper places, for around 220 a week. Now ... Read More