It’s now been roughly a year since I started running again and I figured it was time to post about my experiences and lessons learnt along the way. Started you say? During high school I was the jack-of-all trades running wise, regularly qualifying for regional meets at distances ranging from 100m - 800m (including cross-country) but … Continue reading Lessons learnt rediscovering running →

The E3 visa (and any dependent visas such as the E3-D) will need to be renewed every two years. If you are currently living/working in the US, you will need to leave the country to complete this process. To my knowledge it is not possible to renew the E3 without leaving the US. There are … Continue reading Renewing an Australian E3 Visa in Mexico City →

Fortunately, I happen to live very close to my work resulting in a daily bike commute that takes roughly 10 minutes. Hence purchasing a car was never really that high up on the priorities list. And Uber being as prolific as it is around Silicon Valley meant that I could always catch a ride in … Continue reading Buying a Car from a Private Seller →

In a short while, I will have been living and working in Silicon Valley, California for one year. An Australian expat, I thought that writing up my impressions and experiences of the US would hopefully help others in making a similar career decision. As a brief background I grew up in Bowral, Australia where I … Continue reading Moving to Silicon Valley →

Just a quick post outlining the interesting parts of obtaining an E3 visa for an Australian citizen in Sydney. I recommend reading Geoff’s post first Leave yourself some time to find 1) the MCL building and 2) the level 10 elevator This building is octagonal shaped and has just about as many entrances and elevators most of which went … Continue reading Obtaining an Australian E3 Visa →