Papua new Guinea Living Conditions

What's it like living six years in Papua New Guinea?

What is it like to spend six years in Papua New Guinea? It' simple to get a false impression of living and working in Papua New Guinea. As a result, press reporting can concentrate on isolating, adverse incidents and disregard the upside. However, for IT consulting Aaron Bird, living in PNG for six years was an unbelievable one.

"Papua New Guinea can be quite isolated at first," says Aaron. "There' s not much immediate fellowship to get you up and running if you don't know where to look. It is like a national personnel department - everyone gives advice and assists to get what they need. "This is the thing about living in PNG - everyone there was new to the system at one point.

" Aaron spent six years there living with his family in a residential estate in Port Moresby. As Aaron noted, it was $350NZD for 40GB, which was enough for Netflix, "so it's always good to have a disk with films or whatever you want to do".

Safety in Papua New Guinea is a major issue for many who are considering moving - and Aaron has a lot of expertise. However, most events take place within the communities and not with expatriates - individuals who have done each other wrong.

There' s a lot of safety, and once you get into the fellowship, there are always five or six guys watching out for you - it's about creating this networking of allies. The majority of those I have encountered in PNG will be lifelong acquaintances, and that is a big part of it.

" "but there' s so, so much more. "The move to Papua New Guinea and the work in Papua New Guinea is a big choice - the choice to remain for six years is a new one. He thinks it was the most worthwhile event of his entire lifetime - "as long as you walk at full speed.

"but there' s so, so much more. Be mindful of what you can learn from everyone and everyone you know, and you will make the most of your best friend and have an amazing time. "Papua New Guinea, a rapidly expanding gate to Asia, is on the receiving end of many peoples' search for new jobs.