Grant has booked his flight to and appointments in New Zealand. He'll be going over for 3 weeks early next year, during which he will complete physical tests, psychometric tests, a first aid certificate, defensive driving course and interview.
As you can imagine, I'm not looking forward to his being away for so long but I feel more sorry for him than for me - he has to endure the flights there and back, go through the rigorous testing process and come home with a real idea of what New Zealand is like, complete with a longing to return. I don't know what I'm missing so I won't have as much impatience to get there.
He is also waiting on police clearance from South Africa. Anyone who has dealt with any kind of South African bureaucracy will be cringing in sympathy right about now.
