New Zealander in Zurich

pushgraphite · #1 25.10.2012, 23:02

Hello all,

I'm a kiwi about to make the leap and look for work in Zurich. I will be going ahead (on the 18th Nov) of my wife who will come over as soon as I find work. We figured it would be easier for me to forge the way alone as I have an EU (British) passport to make job hunting smoother, it's cheaper, and I can couch-surf for a bit while looking for a room in a flat somewhere. Luckily I have a contact in Zurich who has kindly offered a couch/piece of floor for me to crash on for the first few days.

I'm an architectural graduate so will obviously be looking for work first of all in local architecture firms. I won't be looking solely in Zurich but will try and exhaust options there first.

I'm about to enrol in a one month intensive german language course which will hopefully make transitioning a little easier.

Anyway, glad to see such a lively forum full of people in the same (if not similar) boat! Nice to meet you all in the digital sense! And no, I am not a Hobbit.

Looking forward to it!

Best,

John Baker

NZ

J.Marple · #2 26.10.2012, 05:52

Hello and welcome to the forum.

Good luck on your job search

Rimu · #3 28.10.2012, 19:36

Welcome! I'm a kiwi living in Zurich also. Best of luck with finding work!

pushgraphite · #4 30.10.2012, 05:49

Which part of NZ Rimu? I'll wave if I see you, but given i don't know what you look like i could be waving at quite a few people

(Palmy/Welly/Dunedin/Auckland)

tracyh_nz · #5 02.11.2012, 07:32

Hi John,

My husband and I are moving to Zurich from Christchurch in Feb next year - fortunately he already has a job offer and we are winding things down here first. Maybe we can have an antipodean coffee sometime.

Oldhand · #6 10.11.2012, 14:23

	Quote:	tracyh_nz
	Hi John, My husband and I are moving to Zurich from Christchurch in Feb next year - fortunately he already has a job offer and we are winding things down here first. Maybe we can have an antipodean coffee sometime.

Perhaps you'll be here in time for the winter barbie....look in the social thread.

Oldhand · #7 10.11.2012, 14:24

Best of luck Pushgraphite and welcome to the forum.

Chrisso · #8 10.11.2012, 14:54

Welcome to the forum fellow ANZAC. Best of luck with the job hunt.

Maybe you should just bring over Jake the Muss. You'll have a job in no time...

piazza · #9 10.11.2012, 14:57

Feel free to join the club:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/382763515136145/

polly thomas · #10 10.11.2012, 15:15

Hi
We are also from Christchurch and moved here after the earthquake
Let us know when you arrive as would be lovely to join you for that kiwi coffee
Polly

pushgraphite · #11 22.11.2012, 09:50

hey thanks for the welcome guys, makes all the difference when you feel like a stranger in a strange land! just landed 3 days ago, currently staying with a good friend on letzistrasse but also looking for a short term room in a flat.

jake the muss would be handy, might bring over a few hobbits too and then i'll really be sorted