I have been reflecting on my time in Australia and thinking about onboarding as I’m preparing for interviews in Ireland. When I started working as a RN in Australia, I was given a schedule for onboarding. I met a few life long friends in orientation and spent some time discussing our clinical backgrounds. I was surprised to learn that several of my new friends, from India and the Philippines, were required to take a Preregistration course before they were able to get their Australian registration. Most were scheduled for a 12 week course, but two had to stay longer. I guess it opened my eyes to the possibilities afforded me as an American Nurse. I was able to go to a new country and become registered immediately with no restrictions and others were not able to do so. Regardless, I learned much in onboarding and spent 1 week orienting with another American Nurse, but the end of 3 weeks, I was on my own. My transition went smoothing and by 6 months, I was serving as Team Leader. I miss Australia, but I am so looking forward to jumping in feet first into the registration process for Ireland.