Well the title says a lot. In early February Jeff received an offer from Mubea for a promotion in Germany. We always talked about living abroad, so it made our decision very easy. How could we pass up an opportunity like this! We are 90% excited and 10% scared and nervous.
It is now March 1 and Jeff is scheduled to leave the end of April and I will follow in May. There is a lot to do and think about before we go. First and most importantly, we need to learn German. A language that neither of us have studied before. We have been doing our lessons for about an hour a night and feel like we are getting the basics down. We still have a long way to go. The language issue is probably our biggest fear about the move. Although most Germans speak English, it is very important to us to learn German. Especially for Jeff, he is expected to communicate at work in German in a relatively short time. So yeah, we need to learn German.
We are also thinking a lot about: what to bring, what to leave here and where to store it?, what paperwork we need so Cooper can come with us and not be abandoned at the airport. (I am very scared about this) Poor little guy is going to have to be in a crate for 8-9 hours on the plane. Luckily he can ride with me and not in the luggage compartment. Thank god for our small little guy. So a lot on my mind lately.
We have lots of people we want to visit before we leave for our 3 year stay. We will of course be home once or twice a year for the Holiday's. But our remaining weekends are filling up very fast.
We have officially sold both the cars. The Mazda is gone as of Feb 29, and my dad and Shelly are buying the Audi. Jeff can drive a company car for the time being so that is very helpful.
So here we are March 1, less than 2 months away from venturing out past Michigan's walls. You know Jeff and I have traveled a lot, but never lived outside of Michigan. So here we are moving to Germany. HA Something I am sure my family expects from Aimee & Nico, but not me and Jeffy.
So more on our progress later....or shall I say Auf Wiedersehen.
1 comments:
Glad to see that me and The Wife made a mention in your very first blog post ever. Keep it up.
Cooper will be fine--remember that small dogs like small spaces. Otherwise they get overgrown, like goldfish. I think I read that somewhere.
You guys are great! Viel Glück to you both!
--N.
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