I've been hiding out lately and I suppose I have a good reason for it. When I said in my last post that my head was in Asia I wasn't kidding. We went on that trip for a check out visit and sort of laughed and said "hey free vacation for us!," but then when we came back Seb's boss offered him a really good benefits package to go so now we have to decide for real if we want to go, oops. I really hadn't thought about going for real. I like our life here aside from all the chaos of renovating (and the hell year). I don't feel ready to rip everything apart again.
But then another part of me says "go! travel! see the world!" (while you can). I hate that part of me.
And then Seb is in the middle of a company which has been bought out so if he says no to Asia he has to go back in the big pond and we'll likely have to move again since he'll certainly change jobs. At least if we go to China we'll be able to hold on to our house and we can just rent it for a few years.
But then again we'll have to finish it....completely.
*sigh*
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Part of me is jealous of your travels. I'd love for my husband to get sent abroad...and it only looks like he's getting more and more settled in his job here.
The wonderful, marvelous adventures of MissChris; I am also jealous and also aware of the details and stress all of this entails; this reader will follow you anywhere!
Linda
How exciting! Cant wait to see what you decide!!
GO!
Hi, I don't remember how I found your blog but have been lurking here for a while. I lived as an expat in China for two years. There is LOT about it that is really hard and not fun (the pollution! the government censorship of the Internet! The xenophobia!), but, equally, a lot that is good (cheap childcare/household help and family-friendly culture, SO much fantastic travel, high standard of living on an expat package). I lived in Beijing, which I prefer to Shanghai, but both cities have great expat communities (American, British and French, mostly). And hey, you can always buy a VPN and get around the Internet thing. I can't honestly say I'd go back, but I do not regret those two years and I learned so, so much. It's a tough decision, I know - good luck!
Wow - tough choices! Good luck with it all!
We will likely be in a somilar situation next spring (but within the US) - keep the husband's great job and move or find a new job so we can stay in a place I love. Ugh! It makes me sick to think of it.
Anyway, if you do go to Asia, please keep blogging!
Chris, I worked in China for 3 years and it was a fantastic experience. There is a whole world of ancient culture and lore to explore with your children. Of course any expat experience can take a lot of energy but you won't regret it. I loved my experiences there and will never forget them.
Um, wow. Asia! Part of it sounds so exciting. And part of it sounds so hard. I would be torn.
Good luck in your decision-making. I hope you guys feel good about whatever you decide and, of course, I hope we get to follow you on your adventures in China or France.
If you want to talk, feel free to email me.
It sounds so exciting to just get up and go explore the world. You are very lucky to have access to all these opportunities. Good Luck.
Wow. Never a dull moment, eh?
For what it's worth, I just moved back to the US from Asia (Korea, in my case), and I'm totally jealous that you have this option (even if you decide not to take it). There is a part of me that says "ugh" when I think about the logistics of another overseas move, but a huge part also says "hooray!" Good luck figuring out which half of yourself you want to listen to. Is Seb leaning one way or the other?
Wow. So exciting! And so hard!
I've found that anything worth doing, anything that really pays off in the end, is usually difficult and somewhat uncomfortable. Just something to think about.
No matter what you decide, it will be perfect.
Thanks everyone for the positive input. We're giving ourselves a month or so to decide.
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