The First Week

It is time to make the Jump. We have sold or given away everything we acquired over the past several decades. Including our two beloved dogs and my baby blue Vespa. We are jumping on the first plane to Europe, with not much figured out after that…

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One Week into our Journey; we are starting to get the hang of this

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The Big Purge

You’ve heard that purging is cathartic. Well it is true. And of course it was hard to purge decades of belongings and memories. The amount of physical work was extreme. But the mental drain was enormous. Hopefully we will never collect so much stuff again.

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Things to Do Before Leaving on Your Journey

Packing for an extended trip requires a longer to-do list. Following are some recommendations to think about before you leave.

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Desire to Launch an Expat Dream

Making the decision to quit the workforce forever is a huge one. It is one of few you-can’t-go-back decisions of your life. Add to that the decision to sell or give away every thing of value you have acquired during those decades of working is another challenge.

But we did not know it would be this huge…

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