THE DREAM

For a long time I have dreamed of traveling through Europe and the UK. I spent one month on exchange in Germany in 2004 and barely touched the surface. It opened my eyes to a new land and culture and I longed to have this experience again.

Matt on the other hand spent 2 months touring Europe and the UK with his family in 2004. Unbeknownst to us we were overseas at the same time. One can always see and experience more and he is keen to go back, visiting different places and doing different things. And with his new wife of course!

Matt and I had often spoken about a far off plan to travel through Europe and the UK. Matt and I don’t live together and, due to our beliefs, travelling overseas before we were married was not really an option. It would have to wait until after we were married. Things then just started falling into place.

After five long years of study I finished uni at the end of 2010 and had already been offered a graduate position with Middletons law firm in Sydney to start in March 2011. I was also offered the option of deferring the start date for one year. A year off to travel and a guaranteed job when I return – how could I possibly turn it down. I technically have no commitments until March 2012 which is a wonderful position to be in.

Matt’s situation is a little more delicate. He works for ABC Radio in Newcastle and has been on a fulltime contract for over two years. We anticipate he will just have to leave the job. We will be moving to Sydney at some stage after we return anyway so it was going to happen sooner or later. We are trusting that he will get a job in Sydney.

So with nothing holding us back we started saving our butts off in order to make our dream a reality. Our minds were made up. We would be heading overseas after our wedding in May.