Sell, ship, or bin it? How we’re sorting our time in Abu Dhabi

There is a particular kind of chaos that comes from sorting through the accumulated life of an expat family on the move again. It sits somewhere between a car boot sale, an archaeological dig and a therapy session. And we are currently living in it. With 9 weeks until we leave Abu Dhabi for Athens,Continue reading “Sell, ship, or bin it? How we’re sorting our time in Abu Dhabi”

We’re moving to Athens — and honestly, we can’t quite believe our luck.

We have a destination — and it’s a good one. After weeks of job applications, research rabbit holes, and the kind of late night conversations that only happen when you’re making a decision this big — we’re moving to Athens, Greece. And we are genuinely, properly excited. Athens. The Acropolis. The food. The warmth. TheContinue reading “We’re moving to Athens — and honestly, we can’t quite believe our luck.”

We quit our jobs, don’t know where we’re moving, and we’re doing it anyway

Let me set the scene. Two kids, two resigned jobs, one apartment slowly being dismantled into labelled boxes and a moving date in roughly three months. Oh — and we haven’t actually decided where we’re moving yet. Welcome to our life. Pull up a chair. It’s messy in here. This is our fourth international moveContinue reading “We quit our jobs, don’t know where we’re moving, and we’re doing it anyway”