Thanks Bel for the luck, it'll be fine. I am taking the laidback approach and not worrying too much about the results. Unlike a lot of my class mates, I'm doing this course for fun.

Hehe yes young Einstein here. Forgot to mention he has a second bruise on his forehead now. He did a classic manouvre whilst drumming yesterday. He was cleverly standing and beating on his djembe (drum) and then lost balance pushed it forward, the drum rocked backwards then forwards - then Al fell forward and gave it a good headbutt before they both fell on the floor. The first bruise is still there - nearly 2 weeks, so it was a really bad one.

We plan to come back to Oz for another visit in January but it will depend on how pregnant (if at all) I am. We will probably come and settle back there in 4-5 years, but its not set in stone.

Some things I like about here are - education (very laidback and lots of room for creativity and play for the small ones) - public health system is very good - environment is quite clean, not too much traffic, which is dreadful in sydney, where I come from - lots of public facilities which are free to use and well maintained (eg playgrounds are fully equipped, clean, bursting with activity and they are abundant).
But Oz has the beautiful climate, the big homes and gardens, wonderful nature...I imagine setting up in northern NSW when we get back, so we need to be financially set up to manage that.
..phew...gee Al is having a lovely long sleep...sorry for the long posts...You can tell I am supposed to be studying teehee