Posts by Jackie Clark
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PAS is on my list of regular people to pay bills to. Consider it done.
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Capture: Dogs Love Cameras Too, in reply to Gareth,
Ha! I love photos of dogs running for one very simple reason - the joyfulness of their movement.
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Capture: Dogs Love Cameras Too, in reply to Gareth,
That dog is clearly a winner at life. So beautiful.
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Well, Nora! That cat looks exactly how Toru looked in her younger, and sleeker, days.
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Speaker: All aboard: The choice for…, in reply to Lucy Stewart,
Oh I entirely agree that there should be a good standard of living to come back to, of course. I just think it's a little more complicated for a lot of people. Every country has diaspora, and I think we stand out simply because we have a smaller population. So I think angst over this issue will always be with us, as will the conversations about how we get people back.
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My take on it is this: if you are lucky enough to have a choice about where you live - because let's face it, lots of people don't have the life experience or money that give them the options - then that is up to each person to decide for themselves. Could the NZ govt make it easier? I'm not sure they could, and even if they did, I don't know what proportion of people would still stay. In my experience, people leave for a number of reasonably complicated reasons. It may, or may not, have become more about the money, but usually there are other reasons that have nothing to do with money at all. Do young NZers still leave on their OE's? I've met a number of people in their 20's, recently, who have never left the country. Are they going when they're older. It's a big big question. For myself, I did the OE, and I was very glad to get back home. I can't imagine living anywhere else. I've said it before and it worth repeating - I have very strong connections to this place, the land especially. My time overseas was interesting, but I had no extraordinary skills when I left, and I brought none back. My skills have only become more valuable as I've gained experience in my chosen field of work. This question exercises people - I'm afraid it's never exercised me. I don't believe we can stop people from leaving, and I don't believe there's a whole lot we can do to bring people back. But maybe that's just me.
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Capture: Dogs Love Cameras Too, in reply to JoJo,
It's alright, JoJo. We've had a lot of our old dog pack die lately - Ruby and I are off to a memorial morning tea for our dear Byron tomorrow in fact - so I've been dogweepy all week anyway.
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Capture: Dogs Love Cameras Too, in reply to JoJo,
Oh JoJo. That made me cry. Puppy reminds me so much of a member of our dogpack, Feeney, who was also a white boxer and also deaf. She also died when she was 5 of heart failure. Her brother, Falco, lives on and is doing well. Sweet sweet dogs.
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Speaker: All aboard: The choice for…, in reply to Kumara Republic,
this, this and this
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Capture: Dogs Love Cameras Too, in reply to Kate Hannah,
I think greyhounds are possibly the most lovely dogs I have ever met. I really want one in my life, before I die.