Hi Kate, we did sell the house pretty quickly. I know parts of the US are in a housing funk, but Texas still seems to be OK. The oil business, after all, is not suffering.
We had Christchurch on the possible list, as well as Napier on the N. Island. Christchurch was the only city we considered, though we did fly into Auckland and spent a night in Wellington before we hopped the ferry. We live in a big city now and we want to be in a smaller town (at least, that's what we think we want). ;-) Also the hiking and outdoor sports at Nelson's back door are very appealing. We enjoyed the 2 nights we spent in CCh but in the end it was still a city.
As for work, we are very open. I may do IT work in the Nelson area, but I am going to wait and see what is available. I asked in the INZ interview if I have to do IT and was told that it is supposed to be "professional" work of some sort. They seemed flexible and so do we intend to be. My spouse is a printmaker/artist and she may fly back to the US to do one or more shows each year. Seems a little crazy but she is established in the market here and we don't know if the sorts of shows she does are even possible in NZ. All to be figured out as we go, so ask again in 6 months and the answers will no doubt have changed.....
Best of luck to you.
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