Has anyone ever done the RTW thing & just not come back?

Glacier

Has anyone set out for a certain amount of time & just end up moving somewhere? I didn't finish UCD & have no degree which would be a huge problem moving somewhere, has anyone ever done it?

Neamhshuntasach

I pretty much done it. Went to college in the states and intended on coming home for the summers and whenever i could. But instead i just traveled central and south America during my time off and had family and friends visit me. I was in California so they all relished the trip to a bit of sunshine. Anyways i never came home for the 4 years and went traveling for over a year straight from college without coming home. I had to eventually to work and save some money. And now i'm going away in August for however long i last. Over a year anyways.

hussey

Has anyone ever done the RTW thing & just not come back?
Yes

Glacier

hussey wrote: »

Has anyone ever done the RTW thing & just not come back?
Yes

Really? Care to give any more Detail?

Aura

Nope but would love to. Have done a bit of travelling and am currently waiting on job offer abroad if that doesn't come through I'm sooo heading off again asap and indefinitely this time. Half hoping the decision's made for me....

'fess up hussey, tell us of your travels. I for one would love to hear all!

Neamhshuntasach

I think he might have just been answering in general. Not stating that he done it. But that somebody has done it. Just comes off that way to me

hussey

I left ireland August 2005, arrived in sydney Dec 2005, got a job fairly avg pay for my profession, worked there for 3 months, very hard, got sponsorship and haven't looked back yet!

It's hard at time being away from your long term friends, family etc, you meet new people all the time, but they are 'new' people ...

But saying that I still have no real plans to go back

Glacier

What do you do if you don't have a profession or qualifications?

mac123

get a job and progress from there. you could also look into studying wherever your planning on going, would probably be expensive tho!

Smythy1987

Im plannin on movin to the states as soon as i finish my marketing degree this may.. Im livin in ireland. Does anyone know if its tough finding a graduate job from in the US from abroad?

Buzz Buzz

Smythy1987 wrote: »

Im plannin on movin to the states as soon as i finish my marketing degree this may.. Im livin in ireland. Does anyone know if its tough finding a graduate job from in the US from abroad?

Very difficult.. with the state of the US economy at the moment, there is an abundance of highly skilled graduates competing for a limited number of vacancies in a tight job market.. and given it costs approx $6000 to sponsor working visa.. not many companies consider it a worth while option unless your highly qualified or an exceptional candidate. Maybe consider internship USA with USIT as a chance to start off.. although most internships are unpaid.

Smythy1987

Thats the visa i was thinking of. The usit internship one.. Do they point you in the right direction for employment? The unpaid part is what im afraid of. Dont think my savings would stretch that far. Some people are saying that i could work in the evenings in a bar or summit but the idea of two jobs takes the shine off the adventure.. Basically im really hoping to find a paid internship.. May start e-mailing cv's out soon..

Glacier

You'd need at least a postgrad for this VISA?

Buzz Buzz

Glacier wrote: »

You'd need at least a postgrad for this VISA?

No you dont need a post grad, just an Honours Degree. I'm looking at doing the same thing, have a degree in marketing too, but finding it difficult to find a paid internship. As smythy said there is the possibility of working a second job.. restaurant/bar etc, and thats something I'm certainly considering..

Smythy1987

so random that you have the same degree as me - marketing.. I havent looked into the whole job searching thing yet but i suspect its gonna be tough.. I was told to make up a really good cv with cover letter, write on it that your available for phone interviews and include international dialing codes for ireland. think its +353.. Then once thats all sorted email it out to dozens of places stateside.. In a seperate thread that i started ("Year out in States") one fella gave a link that looked interesting that showed job vacancies.. maybe check that out. Like i said i havent looked into the job search bit yet so dont know how helpful that site is. Seems to me tho that there are a lot of marketing internships out there its jus a matter of finding the right one.. BTW where ya thinkin of headin?

Xavi6

I moved to Oz with the intention of doing the whole travel thing from here but over a year later I haven't moved and am very settled. Will do it eventually though just not sure when. No real hurry, especially since I'm a citizen