Step by step
- NY 2008-2009
Idea discussed with Tanya, Monika & Dace during NY meeting in Abenberg - January 2009
Idea is in my head… Started to seriously think about it! Where to start, which country to visit… Why not a 1 year Working-Holiday Visa in Australia or in New Zealand?! - February
Start to look how to bring all my stuff back to France + administrative aspect! - March
Have a look for Travel agency + insurance as well as conditions for Working-Holiday Visa - April
April 1 – First big steps: vaccination
April 15 – Australian visa application – Needed to be done before my 31st birthday! I finally choose Australia where I have more contacts than in New Zealand.
April 22 – my Name day
– Realise that Australian Visa is granted since 16 April!!!!
April 22 – Call Travel agency for more ticket offers
April 28 – Screening with Tavel Insurance
Decide to choose Travel Nation: as contact are easier (by phone AND email)
Have a look for Bank & French Mutuelle (FiliaMaif?…) - May
May 06 – Vaccination appointment for Hepatitis A-Typhus, Rabbies & Yellow fever = 260€!!! – Medical delay, need to wait min 4 weeks before doing it…
May 13 – Send 1st idea to my great blog-master Ariane
May 16 – Put on stand by ticket booking with Travel Nation regarding vaccins delay
May 20 – 1st draft of blog
May 26-27 = First Aid training – refresh in German! - June
June 4-17 – Holidays in Spain to refresh my Spanish! (Thanks to Fred, Vincent & Katie!) Pretty difficult after such a long time & German in mind… After a few days, I’m able to understand but to speak I still need to practice!!!
June 17 – Meeting Julio for volonteering job in Bolivia
June 18 – Vaccin Hepatitis A-Typhus & Rabbies (1st)
June 25 – Vaccin Yellow fiever & Rabbies (2nd)
Last month at work! - July
Start to pack for move back to France…
July 10 – Last Rabbies vaccin
July 17 – 2nd blog design with multilingual option build with Thomas
July 28-29 -Move to France
July 29 – Administrative day to move back in France. Last Aachen goodbye evening
July 30 – I give back my flat keys… Last goodbye in Belgium
July 31 – Way back to France! - August
Organising last steps: looking for bank & french insurance… Not easy when coming back from abroad, even if it’s Europe!
August 6 – Meeting with my bank – Société Générale – to see what is possible. As no issue I decided to open an account with the Crédit Agricole, which is cheaper for paying & taking cash abroad.
August 10 – Last medical check up
Last goodbye in France & Switzerland… - Septembre
Last goodbye in France
Last texts & translations for blog + blog design
September 15 – Smoothy departure of my journey to Boulogne-sur-Mer in order to say goodbye to my dear friends
September 18 – Departure to London to spend some time with Freddy, Steph & baby Talya as well as meeting Katie who’s coming to London for a year studies.
September 22 – Departure to Boston!!!
