Tommorow I leave Christchurch for (up to) 6 months work in Sydney.  I'll be working for Intergen Solutions Pty - the Oz version of Intergen NZ - on an EPiServer web site for one of our customers, but I'll be back in NZ as required, probably monthly.

I'm really looking forward to:

• doing some coding again - seems like I have not done any real coding for a year but I'm sure that's not strictly correct
• decent weather - winter has been long and cold and as I get older I enjoy it less and less
• the Sydney lifestyle - beaches, booze and babes :) (hope the wife isn't reading this!)
• getting involved with the Sydney .Net community.  I'm already booked to do the Office Dev Con and to see Steve Balmer at some MS event.
• doing stuff that is worthy of blogging again

but I worry about:

• the heat - it was 31c there on Monday - that's about my limit.  It will take me a few weeks to get used to that again
• the cost - finding accommodation is hard, finding cheap accommodation is very hard.  Plus, my 20yo daughter will be joining me in a few weeks for the summer so I need 2 bedrooms.   If you happen to have or know of a 2 bed furnished unit in Sydney that is available soon then please drop me a line!
• homesickness.  I normally enjoy the first 3 days in a big city and then want to be back in my own bed.  Being away from the family for up to a month at a time will be a challenge for everyone.

And I'll be missing Code Camp :( which sounds like it is going to be a great event.