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The Schumachers are living in Western Australia where Tim serves as IT and Christian studies teacher at Living Waters Lutheran College. The boys attend there also, while Lanette currently is tasked with many of the duties of settling into our new home and plotting her next career move.

Into the Outback

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Moving to a New Rental House

Written by Tim Schumacher
Friday, 29 August 2008 22:35
Just as we're getting settled in, it's time to pick up and move again. We'll be moving between September 5th and 14th about a mile from our current house to a another rental house. It's directly between the beach and the college - only 2 blocks from the ocean beach to the west and about a half mile from the college to the east. It's got 4 bedrooms and 2 baths (currently we've got 3 and 1). It's a much nicer neighbourhood than our current one. (read the original listing) In truth, we've known since we first arrived here that the house we were renting was likely to be sold by our landlord (someone on the staff at the college). We could have chosen to stay longer and see how long it takes to sell (which could be months the way the market has turned here) or hope the buyer would let us stay. But the "for sale" sign went up in the yard this week, and we figured we could move anytime if we found the right place. (Buying a house isn't an option for us since banks here won't offer a mortgage for a term longer than our 3-year temporary visa.) We started looking at houses about 3 weeks ago. Lanette's been attending viewings of available houses. We actually "applied" for one that we liked but was a half-hour walk from the college - but we weren't selected by the owner. On Wednesday this week Lanette went to a another viewing. (She's still the only one of us to see the inside!) That same afternoon we applied for the house. On Thursday, the head of the campus canteen where Lanette works realised that someone on our staff lives on the same street. Actually, the house is next door to a couple who both are on our staff at the college. Thursday night we chatted with that couple (two wonderful people). They then talked to the owner who they know well and told what they knew of us. Their input apparently was a factor in convincing the owner to pick our application over someone else's - the news we got on Friday. Clearly, God's doing some coordination on this. There's another couple from the college that live a just a few doors down the street - Dane's teacher and his wife who is one of our Japanese teachers. We get possession of the house on Friday, 5th of September. We'll move things bit by bit, and we think we'll finish moving by Sunday, the 14th. More details of the house will be posted here in the coming weeks (after I get to see the inside!). Click the map below to go to a Google map I set up that you can interact with. On that Google map I included markers highlighting some of the places we frequent around here besides the showing where our new house will be. If you haven't used Google maps before, after going to the linked map, try clicking on the markers for more information, scrolling the left margin for a list of sites marked, click and drag on the map to move around, and click on the plus and minus buttons to zoom in and out. The listing of the house read like this: 15 Pollard Way, Warnbro YOU CAN HEAR THE OCEAN FROM THIS PROPERTY Outstanding location - lovely 4 x 2 with study home, in a quiet street, just one street away from the beautiful Warnbro Sound beach. Air conditioning, side access with plenty of parking for boat and caravan, double carport to the rear with double lock up garage/workshop. - Separate Lounge - Kitchen/Dining - Study - Air Conditioning - Reticulation - Backyard
Last Updated ( Friday, 29 August 2008 23:42 )

How to Contact Us

Written by Tim
Use the "Contact Us" button in the left margin of this page which will lead to a list of our names. Click on a name and you will be able to fill out a form and send it as an email to us.
Last Updated ( Saturday, 19 April 2008 02:11 )

Check Out Our Weblinks

Written by Tim
For those who want to know more about the Australian experience, check out the Web Links we've put together. Click on the Web Links button in the left margin of this page (or click here). You find all sorts of information from Australia including news, weather, sport, language, Lutherans, and more.
Last Updated ( Sunday, 16 December 2007 12:54 )