Thanks for sharing your story @deaconlee. Perth is a great place. We have been here almost 9 years now, moving from South Africa. It is a pretty laid back (some would say behind the times) city, but does have its problems with crime and drugs, as most big cities do.

We certainly feel safe here, and have never regretted our move. We do miss our families a lot though, which is probably the only negative. Some people did try to convince us not to move, so I'm glad we managed to stick with our plans.