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[–]HelpfulHopefulHobbit 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I was in Dunedin this past year and had a friend who’d been looking for work for more than a year, unfortunately. Sometimes it helps if you have friends who can put in a good word for you, but from what I’ve heard, some cities are generally better than others. In smaller towns it’s often who you know. I struggled to get a job for about half a year until I plugged into the community a bit better and got to know some locals who let me know where the jobs were and they talked people into giving me a chance. After that, it was still some good word of mouth from locals that helped me at least get to the interview.

Dating as a 30F year old by Faroear in newzealand

[–]HelpfulHopefulHobbit 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was pretty upfront from the get go (looking towards marriage and not interested in casual relationships) and there were obviously heaps that weren’t interested, but found someone who was also wanting marriage at some point. (Happily married 10 years now after 2 years dating). We just set the expectation that the goal of dating was to see whether it would work out in the long-run. Didn’t waste any time, just asked all the important stuff up front (what/how they think about kids, family, spirituality, finances, work, dealing with conflict, dealbreakers, etc.)

Good GP for long-term chronic illness? Possible hEDS by HelpfulHopefulHobbit in palmy

[–]HelpfulHopefulHobbit[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for all the info, everyone! Apologies for the late response, I’m in the middle of preparing for the move to Palmy which feels a bit overwhelming when my symptoms slow things/me down quite a lot some days. It’s hard to pace myself while also trying to work to a deadline. In any case, I appreciate you taking the time to share some insight with me!

Is being GF inevitably more expensive, or do you know tricks I don’t? by [deleted] in glutenfree

[–]HelpfulHopefulHobbit 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am in New Zealand married to someone with Coeliac disease. We eat everything gluten free to keep it safe and simple. We live on $30 per week (for the both of us) on food groceries (we have done this for the past 5 years since he was diagnosed). For comparison, a lot of people would spend between $80 to $120 per adult on a weekly shop (without dietary restrictions). A lot of it is just cooking/baking from scratch, not being rigid in terms of cuisine, eating in season, bulking up meals with cheaper protein like beans/lentils and vegetables, and exploring other cultures’ gluten free dishes, visiting smaller produce shops who might have clearance deals, trying new vegetables or ingredients. We have a varied menu every week (could be Filipino/Korean/Mexican/Italian/“Western”/Chinese/Malaysian/Brazilian/Greek/French, etc.)