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Moving to Sydney soon! & asking for advice
Halcyon:
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--- Quote from: Halcyon on August 03, 2017, 03:00:17 am ---If you just type "Sydney" into Google maps, you'll see just how large an area the Sydney basin is. It extends over 70 kilometers west past Springwood in the Blue Mountains, 58km north-west to Richmond, as far north as Palm Beach and south-west to Camden/Campbelltown.
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I've lost count of the number of people who say they are stopping over in Sydney for a day and want to drop by the lab and meet me. Err, not really practical!
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People don't realise how big "Sydney" really is. Line of sight from the Sydney CBD to your office is almost 30km. That's almost 40km (~45 minutes) by car or 1 hour or more by bus/train and that's if you're already in the city. If you're at the airport, add 20-25 minutes to that.
If you want to drive from the Sydney CBD to outer west of Sydney, it'll take about 1hr 20mins without traffic and expect in excess of 2 hours in peak hour.
^_^:
--- Quote from: jpanhalt on August 02, 2017, 09:40:17 pm ---Why go to Sydney?
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I guess you're really asking why go to Australia not US :)
The most truthful answer would be intuition.
It's also connected to the opportunity I had for this special graduate visa to AU (one should look out for such signs in life ;D).
As for US we were also given a talk about Ph.D. programme there, but it did not sound well financially (plus it was a big time-commitment).
What I've also heard through friends is that you work a lot there and you don't really have the time to spend the money you make.
Nevertheless, US is next on the list if it doesn't work out! (but I hope it will :))
--- Quote from: jpanhalt on August 02, 2017, 09:40:17 pm ---Everything there is either vicious or poisonous
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The visa-guy said only one guy of all the people they sent there was bitten by widow spider and he was allright ;)
--- Quote from: jpanhalt on August 02, 2017, 09:40:17 pm ---Best wishes for your move.
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Thank you!
--- Quote from: TwoOfFive on August 02, 2017, 10:22:36 pm ---Steer DEAR CLEAR of the USA. I'm headed to Germany as soon as I can.
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In Germany you really need to speak their language to socialize and live here.
--- Quote from: TwoOfFive on August 02, 2017, 10:22:36 pm ---My only suggestion for moving to Australia is have money, and lots of it. I've heard stuff gets real expensive there.
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That's why job-looking priority :)
--- Quote from: EEVblog on August 02, 2017, 10:59:57 pm ---Find a direct engineering contact, don't go through Human Resources.
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Yeah, I know. I once applied to Texas Instruments in Germany and had a HR-nightmare-through-Skype-talk.
They would ask stuff like how do I feel about other religions or give me stories and ask "what would you do?".
I guess they needed sheep, not a specialist ;)
--- Quote from: EEVblog on August 02, 2017, 10:59:57 pm ---I won't lie and say it's going to be easy. Full time jobs will almost always have preference toward permanent residents.
Your best bet is to look for a contract or fixed term role.
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I was also told that if I liked it there and wanted to stay, I'd need to find a sponsor employer.
Basically a company that would involve itself in visa process.
--- Quote from: Halcyon on August 03, 2017, 03:00:17 am ---Where in Sydney are you going to be living? Transport to and from places is probably something you want to think about.
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If you intend on using public transport (Train, Bus or Tram)
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The visa-guy said about 15min by train to the center. I don't know how true is that.
He said I should just get the monthly public transport ticket and it'll be allright.
--- Quote from: Halcyon on August 03, 2017, 03:00:17 am ---If you plan on driving, you can use your international driving licence for up to 3 months.
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Getting my own car is out of option (I'm donating the one I have now to dad ;D).
Car rental you mentioned sounds better, though, but I'd wait until I settle a bit.
Left-side driving sounds stessful atm!
--- Quote from: Halcyon on August 03, 2017, 03:00:17 am ---A bank account is probably something you want to sort out sooner rather than later.
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Actually, that'd gonna be one of the first things I do.
I was advised to bring money in cash and first working day go to the bank and load it all up on the account.
--- Quote from: Halcyon on August 03, 2017, 03:00:17 am ---Above all else, enjoy Sydney, it's expensive, but it's one of the best cities in the world.
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Thanks, I will!
--- Quote from: Halcyon on August 03, 2017, 03:00:17 am ---It's a HUGE country with a lifetime worth of things to see, do and places to visit (add Tasmania to your bucket list, it's absolutely beautiful).
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One of the reasons I wanted to live there!
It just sounds super exciting (lots and lots of land and only "few" cities where people are gathered).
One of my TODO things is see the night's sky in the outback.
Tasmania added! ^-^
--- Quote from: alank2 on August 03, 2017, 03:14:00 am ---good for you for taking a big risk in trying a new life! I hope you find all you are looking for!
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Thank you!
I believe that stepping out hard of your comfort zone and trying the unknown is one of the greatest ways to grow.
After doing something huge like this, one will just be unstoppable.
mikeselectricstuff:
--- Quote from: ^_^ on August 02, 2017, 09:10:06 pm ---I'm allowed to take 30kg and myself (74kg) only.
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Why not ship other stuff ?
Halcyon:
--- Quote from: ^_^ on August 03, 2017, 09:33:49 am ---
--- Quote from: Halcyon on August 03, 2017, 03:00:17 am ---Where in Sydney are you going to be living? Transport to and from places is probably something you want to think about.
[...]
If you intend on using public transport (Train, Bus or Tram)
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The visa-guy said about 15min by train to the center. I don't know how true is that.
He said I should just get the monthly public transport ticket and it'll be allright.
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They don't exist any more, everything is via Opal card. However if you complete 8 trips in a week, the rest of that week is half-price. (In other words to/from work Monday-Thursday, any trips made Friday-Sunday are discounted by 50%).
--- Quote from: ^_^ on August 03, 2017, 09:33:49 am ---
--- Quote from: Halcyon on August 03, 2017, 03:00:17 am ---A bank account is probably something you want to sort out sooner rather than later.
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Actually, that'd gonna be one of the first things I do.
I was advised to bring money in cash and first working day go to the bank and load it all up on the account.
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You might not be able to access it right away so you may need to take that into consideration. Ask the bank how long it will take to receive your debit card (they are all printed and prepared at a secure central printing facility).
--- Quote from: ^_^ on August 03, 2017, 09:33:49 am ---
--- Quote from: alank2 on August 03, 2017, 03:14:00 am ---good for you for taking a big risk in trying a new life! I hope you find all you are looking for!
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Thank you!
I believe that stepping out hard of your comfort zone and trying the unknown is one of the greatest ways to grow.
After doing something huge like this, one will just be unstoppable.
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Good attitude :-+
"Comfort zone" gets boring after a while.
mikeselectricstuff:
--- Quote from: ^_^ on August 03, 2017, 09:33:49 am ---
The visa-guy said about 15min by train to the center. I don't know how true is that.
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So you're moving to the other side of the world and can't be bothered to do some research on Google maps and the local public transport website ? :palm:
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