Giving and Taking
There's loads of interesting posts on here about what to take in terms of material stuff that it has got me round to thinking of what to take in terms of mental stuff. ( Nah, not mental like that but like psychological, spiritual, enthusiasm...oh no deep water approaching....) I would be really curious to read how people feel that being in NZ has changed them, whether they made an actual effort to integrate or if it happened naturally. We are one calendar month to the day from leaving France and I guess it is that which has made me introspective, plus the rain and mist..!
Also, what are people hoping to give to NZ? We read loads about how we want a slower lifestyle and more child friendly place but what are we giving in return? For me I am looking to be able to work in my profession with ease, teaching in France outside the private sector, is reserved for civil servants and I feel I have loads still to give and share . If NZ will have us then I am determined to contribute with a positivism that I haven't felt for ages, maybe it's a clever ploy: make it quite hard to get in and we will remain forever grateful !?
Is this totally naive or just blindly optimistic....will I crumble with no central heating, will my kid have a Kiwi accent, can I remember how to drive on the left....
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