Hey everyone

[Porman]

Im 19, male and live in a small town on the coast of australia. now, the reason why i ended up here is because Iv lived in this small town for 17 years of my life, and during school has been a great little place to be, tho since iv finished school heading on 2 years ago, All my friends have left for uni, gone over seas, got work. I havnt had a full time job yet and find myself at home by myself alot, which is starting to drive me insane. I am bored way too much and feel like my life isnt going anywhere, I dont get to asosiate with many people, and the town i live in feels like a retirement village.

I feel like i need to escape this area, make a new start somewhere, make new friends and so on. Its just that i have no where to go to, no money for a place and no job to go to. I feel trapped. There is very little work available and the competition is high. I tend to feel lonely quite often as I dont get to socialise much, and only have a handful of friends left that i associate with on the odd weekends. I think all that i need is a purpose, I fear of time slipping away from me and ending up like the 40 year old guy across the road that has no job living with his mum. I feel that im the only one left behind, all my friends are off doing great things with there life, while im still stuck here with nothing. I crave for excitement.

 

[Fulgrim]

Welcome Porman, how is australia?

do you live near any bigger towns or places that you could commute to for a job till you get enough saved to move closer to work? maybe if you put your resume out there you could find a temporary job til you can get acclimated to the area. I have similar problems with my friends, they all have goals and set ideas on what they want to do with their life, I hardly know what to do in a week, let alone years from now. The town I live in is pretty middle class with little for a 16 year old to do, let alone get a good job (should I apply at the foodstand at the park or the fast food place down the street? hmmm) but I plan on moving away once I can....

 

[Porman]

Australia is great, I love the beaches.

The closest town to me is 30 mins away, and there is no work there ,iv applied for almost every job thats come available with no luck. the next nearest town is an hours drive on the highway, I have tried to apply for some work thats far out, tho i never hear from them, i think they want people that live closer, and still, there isnt a hole great deal of work there. I dont want to drive 40-70km for casual work at a cash register or something, i need something full time. Iv been trying to grab an apprenticeship but theres always someone with experience they prefer. My last option that im trying for is to go for a trade in the defence force, iv allready aplied, tho its a long process. If i lived in sydney I would have no trouble getting a job, tho i really dont want to live there, and have no where to live anyway.

 

[Fulgrim]

ouch, well the military is always a good option, Ive considered it myself since I dont have many other paths to go down.

 

[Porman]

yeah, its never been something iv thought about but the pay is pretty dam good, you can retire at like 40 and get the full pension while still being able to work elsewhere. Also it would be the sort of adventure i need.

 

[Fulgrim]

And it will put you around others and get to know some interesting people, hopefully everything works out for you.

 

[Porman]

thanks mate, and you too