A lot of the fun things that are available in  Darwin
is exactly what brought us here.
very unique opportunities.
Swimming with crocodiles of course.
 
And I came to Darwin I applied for a job which seemed like my ideal
job and got the job where as in Sydney
it's so difficult to even get an interview.
What's your advice? What's safest early morning swim or
early evening swim. No swim at all!
It's definitely for the right sort of a person
who loves the outdoors. Who's not too
fussy about the weather about their make up sweating off.
About their hair going frizzy.
It is a pretty easygoing place. It's more like a big town than a city.
I initially moved up here
because I thought their would be an
interesting opportunity to progress my
career quicker than in other places.
I think the thing that really solidified
for me was actually more about the
culture and the place the career with a
bonus I guess. I guess it's a pretty
unique working environment you know
there's not many people whose desk looks
at into Alaska tropical garden into a
pool and then into the chickens behind
that as well
I guess I feel like most nights I'm kind of
glamping cause I'm sleeping in my beautiful
bed but I have this direct view like out
into this sort of rainforest.
I have had to deal with quite a few carpet pythons and
slithering through my perfume bottles at
five a.m. in the morning.
Scrub turkeys scratching their way up the roof every
once in a while the occasional
microbat at my fan in the middle of the night.
How you going? Ready for tonight?
Yeah I mean definitely coming to market
that's a big thing about Darwin culture
during the wet season there's 3 to 4 markets and
then in the dry season there's up to
7 markets every week so it's a
big part of especially the weekend
culture.
In this industry you take the work wherever you can get it.
If you find yourself doing tourist work in say
the bigger cities is generally quite
straightforward laps or circuits.
Whereas up here because Darwin's
essentially surrounded by a lot of
bushland we do a lot of bush flying into
remote out that pubs. Fly them out to
Kakadu check out really cool water falls
and wildlife and rock art. Take people
out fishing - secret remote spots you can
only get to by helicopter. There is really
interesting flying but you can hone your skills on
I graduated from a commerce and law
degree. I had a look at the Northern Territory
graduate program with the government and
their program seemed really attractive.
Darwin's a great place for career
advancement and there might be
opportunities when I get back down south
after I get this experience but I would
think you know stay here for a few years really
enjoy it and then see where it takes me
from there. It's just the outdoor nature
that I love and I don't think I'd ever look
back and go 'why did I moved here?' I feel
like it it's the right decision
the northern territories provided
me as a general pediatrician with
sort of three tiers to my job you have
your inpatients that you take care
when they're in hospital. Outpatients
that you review on a daily basis.
The most exciting third part is that
you are actually able to go visit
communities East Arnhem Land for example
where I service clinics every month.
Darwin for me is the sense of community
you got so many different cultures
coming together, there's a sense of
camaraderie and you know there's a great
restaurant culture, there's a great nature and
hiking culture and there's certainly a
big proportion of people that are really
committed and passionate about their
careers and moving forward
The nightlife is pretty wild.
Mitchell Street is one of the main streets in Darwin.
It's probably one of the most pumping streets
that I've seen even out of all of Australia
like it's just heaving on the weekends
there's a lot going on.
You don't really need to stress about what
you're wearing.
You obviously have a lot of backpackers so there is that opportunity
that you go out at night and meet people
from all over the world.
It is a pretty fun place to be for young people.
