We decided to re-locate from Washington DC, (yes, pack up and leave) to Dubai about a week ago. It was the 14th of May 2007, Monday morning, when we committed ourselves to the move. 24 agonizing hours went by between the formal job offer and the acceptance!
Many people think of DC as a cosmopolitan place, but having spent almost 8 years in the DC Metropolitan area, 3 years in the suburbs of Northern Virginia and ~5 years on Capitol Hill, we thought it might be a neat idea to change venues. We wanted much more variety in life, but most of all we wanted an international perspective on life.
Over the last 12 months, we have been weighing our options and we knew, deep down inside, that we would be moving to another state or country in the near future, HOWEVER, we were not entirely prepared (mentally) for such a sudden switch in gears.
2 comments:
I'm sooooo envious!!! what a great adventure--have a spare bedroom maybe? :)
I'll come and visit, even if your brother-in-law (aka, my husband) doesn't want to make the trip. =)
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