Why Sydney?

Now that there's a visa on the table and it looks like we might actually be going, the questions are coming fast and furious. It's been so long in the offing, I don't think people actually believed we'd go.

So why Sydney? Why now?

1. Sydney has greater ethnic and cultural diversity than London or Paris.
2. The BEACH and a killer climate
3. A metropolitan city is where we want to be
4. The lure of adventure
5. English language
6. 31% of the population is migrants
7. Two companies doing development work that The Captain has been lusting at for years
8. A wide open job market for The Captain, full of challenges
9. Access to the Pacific Rim
10. The potential to live/work/move to Asia

1. The relative ease of getting up and going now verses when our children are in school
2. We've been trying to move for years and things are finally lining up

The Captain is Dutch and spent his early childhood in Germany living on a compound with families from several different countries. He could speak about 4 languages with his friends there. Even though he loved going to school in Amsterdam, Holland was too small for him.

My family moved to St. Petersburg, Russia, when I was 14. We lived there for a year. I've been all over the CIS, lived in Holland, and traveled to about 20 countries at last count.

We were born for adventure. We have the means to make this happen right now. We want our children to grow up exposed to other languages, cultures, and religions. While we've loved it here, and it's been a good season in our lives, it is time for us to unbuckle the Bible Belt.

Don't get me wrong - we love you all and we'll miss you terribly, but there's a great big world out there and we've just got to go explore it for awhile.

Comments

[caro.d]

I am SO excited for you guys! I feel like you're finally being let out of the box. Doesn't mean things will be easy as pie. Just a new set of circumstances to navigate. Its going to be so thrilling! Plus I plan on visiting! woohoo! :)

[caro.d]

P.S. we must talk soon! I have exciting news too! (not relating to kinder ) Speaking of which, happy sinterklaas (sp?) Or Merry, not sure, anyhow, Happy Chanukah:)

[Brea]

Hey, I'm a lurker that found you on the BB, thought it was time to come out and say Hello! We adopted a little girl through Bethany in Nashville in October and I have really enjoyed your comments/blog.

Anyway, wanted to say I have to admit I am envious of your upcoming move. We would love to move somewhere like that and have an adventure, but it just has never happened and probably never will. Good luck in your journey!