This episode is a continuation of Part 1 from two weeks ago, talking about moving and settling overseas this time from the POV of our fellow kababayans. We unpacked the tips and strategies for going through the big move - starting from the Philippines and finally into the early days in Australia and New Zealand.

Hear from an awesome mix of friends - one who studied in Melbourne and another who's now working in Auckland. We also got a few questions from our beshies and we tried to cover their questions.

Can you use your Philippine IDs here? Where can you buy furniture? How can you transport them to your new home if you don't have a car yet? What's budgeting like as compared to Philippine costs?

Thanks to our guests for answering these q's for us!

Kina Santillan-Pascua is a good friend of Tina who she met through work. She studied in Melbourne after getting a scholarship from Australia Awards and her then boyfriend, now husband, eventually followed as a fee-paying/full-paying student.  She’s now back in the Philippines, a mom to two beautiful daughters and has worked in the development sector since. 

Ginel Taguba is Tina's friend all the way from high school. Two years ago Tina and Ginel were comparing notes about migrating to Australia, New Zealand and even Canada! Ginel finally got the silver fern visa and has been happily working and living in New Zealand for a year now with her partner.