Busy days

Been a long time since I've posted. I've been quite busy looking for jobs and places to live and of course continuing our exploration of the city!  On Sunday we visited the Royal Botanical Gardens in Melbourne. I love living in the city where everything is just a short stroll or tram ride away. The gardens are about 15 minutes by tram from where we are living.  Although it was winter, there were still many beautiful flowers in bloom and lots of pretty birds flying around. We did spot some black swans and some parrots but they did not land so I could get their pictures.

The apartment hunting continues to be frustrating. Nicole and I run all over the city and get to the 15 minute inspection times to find out the apartments are too small to fit our furniture, or we find one we love that is too expensive to fit our budget.  We still have time before we need to find one. We are in the serviced apartment until the middle of September and can extend that if necessary and our container is not due to make it to Australia until August 22 and not scheduled for delivery to us until September 4. We can place our things in storage if necessary...but I really want my stuff!

Job hunting has been interesting as well. I'm trying to figure out exactly what my job is called here and what the appropriate pay should be.  Also most employers use employment agencies to find their employees. I have had 3 interviews with 3 different recruiters about positions. I am waiting to hear from 2 of these recruiters about interviews with the actual employers.

Rich has been traveling quite a bit the last couple of weeks. He's been to Perth, Canabera, Sydney, Brisbane and who knows where else. It's strange I know where he is but I have no clue where he is. These places are all foreign to me. I could not even pick out on a map where they are all located!

Nicole and a black swan