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In 2004 we moved from California to New Zealand, since the kids' school years were 6 months out of sync we took a long 4-5 month road trip (or "geography lesson
by Taniwha 5y ago
In 2004 we moved from California to New Zealand, since the kids' school years were 6 months out of sync we took a long 4-5 month road trip (or "geography lesson") .... meanwhile we shipped all our stuff ....
We got there on time, found a place to put the stuff, a rental while we looked for a house to buy. It didn't show up on the nominated date .... eventually (maybe a month later) we discovered that the shipping company and the freight forwarding company (both US companies) were having some business spat and all our stuff was being held hostage.
Eventually we had to pay up (effectively twice) and finally received our belongings, by that time we'd bought a house and were on the verge of moving in
- sethammons 5y agoWould love to here more. Aside from belongings, what was the process like to emigrate to New Zealand? What kind of work do you do? How did jobs work out?
- Taniwha 5y agoI'm a kiwi, I'd lived in the US for 20 years, my kids have dual citizenship, my partner is a US citizen but grew up in NZ and so could claim residency easily. I've been working remotely from silicon valley for almost 20 years now
- Taniwha 5y agoAt the moment it's practically impossible to move to NZ, we're closed due to covid. When things open up again there's an online form you can fill out to see if you qualify (you can try it now but not actually apply)
- hereforphone 5y agoHow much did it take to move your stuff? From what I've seen this takes 10+k for even a modest amount of belongings
- Taniwha 5y agoI'm afraid it was a while ago I don't remember, might have been close to $5k for half a container's worth