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Moving to JHB

So, I almost have my dream job. I have about a month to find a house, an au pair and to move. Panic is running quite high. How do you organise all of these from adistance? This is a move from Cape Town to JHb we are talking about!

Today I drove to Wellington. The mountains were stunning, full of green and blue hues. I will miss this beauty very much. Gauteng is a strange and scary place for me. I will miss the mountains, the wine farms (the poor service?) and most of all the wonderful friends.

No more impromptu cocktail parties with Ruari, no more Liesl popping in for a cigarette and a glass of wine, no more "skinder" sessions with Nikki and Marise.

I will still have SAArchitect though, and I am sure I will make new friends in JHB. Already people like Kevin Trethaway and Fengol are going out of their way to assist where they can.

JHB, here I come, ready or not. I am bringing a little bit of Cape Town with me. the mountains are too big to drag along, so it will have to be a few crates of wine...

 

Comments

 

Derek vd Merwe (Aragorn) said:

Hi Tina,

Gauteng is not that strange and scary - We have stunning mountains - Maybe not as many wine farms but lots more pubs and other great places to unwind... We have the "Bosveld" to make up for the beach - and we also know how to skinner and party, braai etc. etc.

PS: We are closer to Tech-ED as an extra bonus ....
December 9, 2004 12:22 AM
 

Janco said:

A rat race it may be, but that's why we love it! At least now we'll have some SAArchitect meetings up here... ;)

Welcome to the dark side...
December 9, 2004 7:47 AM
 

phyreg0d said:

Welcome welcome :)
We have bad service too, so don't worry about that one :) You'l feel right at home.
December 9, 2004 8:36 AM
 

Senkwe said:

Cape Towns loss is our gain :-) Welcome!! (in advance)
December 9, 2004 8:43 AM
 

Hugo said:

I did the big move from Cape town to JHB 4 year ago and I can tell you it is great, makes holidays in the cape that much better
December 9, 2004 9:51 AM
 

KevinT said:

See? What are u worried about!
December 9, 2004 1:29 PM
 

Justin Lovell said:

I hope things go well with you Tina. I'm also at a point where I have a choice to move far away from home and it is a tough question.
December 9, 2004 5:40 PM
 

Roaan Vos said:

Hmmm. Definately doesn't seem like any Capetonians are sharing this feeling of excitement of you going to Jhb. There must be a reason for that ;)
December 9, 2004 11:38 PM
 

Andre said:

In May this year I made a similar move from Joburg to Cape Town. Also only had a month to find a house and a creche. I took four days off to fly down and rent a house. I used the online Cape Ads to look for a rental, and made appointments beforehand to look at some houses.

Luckily I chose the house I wanted on the first day, which is a good thing because it took the next couple of days to get my water and lights account sorted out and find a creche.
December 10, 2004 7:10 AM
 

Dawid said:

Today is my last day of 6 weeks in Umhlanga. I go back to Jo'burg this weekend. Then I read your post. At first I failed to understand the optimism. But I think I get it now. It's not about Jo'burg itself, but about change and moving to new and bigger things. All the best!
December 10, 2004 10:05 AM
 

Simon Stewart said:

Hey Tina

Let me know if there is anyway I can assist you and Evan.
December 10, 2004 4:39 PM
 

Tina said:

Thank you! I am already less scared of the move to JHB. We will definately have plenty of braais and "skinner" sessions.
December 10, 2004 10:02 PM
 

chanelle sweet said:

hi all i also want to move from cape town to JHB in feb but i am looking for a nice area where do i go please help

January 2, 2008 10:52 AM
 

chanelle said:

i would also  like to know how did u get all your stuff over to JHB what courier did u use. i also have to look for a job and a place to stay and a school for my 3year old girl so Tina i know what u are going threw but i cant wait to make the change

JHB here we come

January 2, 2008 10:57 AM
 

Sandy JHB said:

Hey Ive been in JHB my whole life and I wouldn't know what to do if I wasn't in this rat race... it makes holidays feel so much more rewarding... as for areas to live, I would keep North...

August 12, 2008 12:31 PM

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