Comments on: Ripples in the Pond http://www.loudmurmurs.com/2006/11/27/ripples-in-the-pond/ "Be the change you wish to see in the world." -- Mahatma Gandhi Thu, 20 Nov 2008 16:43:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: ddrucker http://www.loudmurmurs.com/2006/11/27/ripples-in-the-pond/#comment-163 ddrucker Fri, 08 Dec 2006 05:46:44 +0000 http://www.loudmurmurs.com/2006/11/27/ripples-in-the-pond/#comment-163 Hi L-Girl - Thanks for the tip to Two Moms to Canada. I just went over there and left a quick 'I was just kidding!' explanation... Good luck with your move to Canada, and if there's any help or info we can provide, just ask. Hi Mark - The implementation of the move wasn't all that complex. It was really a few visits to find work and a place to live, and then a big moving van. There was a lot of waiting (which is still going on), and lots of paperwork (which is still going on), but in the end, if you speak English and can get a job in your field, you should be able to do the whole thing start to finish in a little over a year. Of course, some events or snafus can slow you down. For the posts in this blog dealing with our move to Canada, I've tagged them 'Moving', so clicking on that tag at the right will list all of them (looks like about 37 at this point). When we originally told my parents we wanted to leave the US, they had a look at New Zealand as well, and thought it might be a bit early for us (and terribly far). However, depending on what you do and if you are up for a real adventure, it might be the right place for you. Hi L-Girl - Thanks for the tip to Two Moms to Canada. I just went over there and left a quick ‘I was just kidding!’ explanation… Good luck with your move to Canada, and if there’s any help or info we can provide, just ask.

Hi Mark - The implementation of the move wasn’t all that complex. It was really a few visits to find work and a place to live, and then a big moving van. There was a lot of waiting (which is still going on), and lots of paperwork (which is still going on), but in the end, if you speak English and can get a job in your field, you should be able to do the whole thing start to finish in a little over a year. Of course, some events or snafus can slow you down. For the posts in this blog dealing with our move to Canada, I’ve tagged them ‘Moving’, so clicking on that tag at the right will list all of them (looks like about 37 at this point).

When we originally told my parents we wanted to leave the US, they had a look at New Zealand as well, and thought it might be a bit early for us (and terribly far). However, depending on what you do and if you are up for a real adventure, it might be the right place for you.

]]> By: Mark OConnell http://www.loudmurmurs.com/2006/11/27/ripples-in-the-pond/#comment-161 Mark OConnell Thu, 07 Dec 2006 05:56:30 +0000 http://www.loudmurmurs.com/2006/11/27/ripples-in-the-pond/#comment-161 I read your article in the L.A. Times Nov 25th on your move to Canada. I and my wife have lived in Arizona and after college southern Calif. We are also thinking of emigrating to Canada or New Zealand which we visited March of this year. I'm curious as to how you and your wife implemented your move. I read your article in the L.A. Times Nov 25th on your move to Canada. I and my wife have lived in Arizona and after college southern Calif. We are also thinking of emigrating to Canada or New Zealand which we visited March of this year. I’m curious as to how you and your wife implemented your move.

]]> By: West End Bounc http://www.loudmurmurs.com/2006/11/27/ripples-in-the-pond/#comment-160 West End Bounc Wed, 06 Dec 2006 02:10:38 +0000 http://www.loudmurmurs.com/2006/11/27/ripples-in-the-pond/#comment-160 Just found your blog by way of L-Girl's comment on Two Moms to Canada blog . . . I'm looking forward to reading more of it . . . . Great piece on not returning to the US after the recent elections, BTW. Our sentiments exactly, though we're not in Vancouver yet - soon, we hope! Just found your blog by way of L-Girl’s comment on Two Moms to Canada blog . . .

I’m looking forward to reading more of it . . . .

Great piece on not returning to the US after the recent elections, BTW. Our sentiments exactly, though we’re not in Vancouver yet - soon, we hope!

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