The first question people ask is: "How do you feel about this?" To be honest, I'm not sure. The best way I can sum it up is that my inner teen and adult are at war.
In my head, teen Julie (believer, dreamer, and eternal optimist) says:
"THIS IS AMAZING. I've always wanted to live in Europe! I'm going to see the world! I can finally witness a Tour de France! I should start learning German now. I'm downloading all the language apps I can find! Think of all the fabulous food in Germany! Oktoberfest and Christmas Markets! Wine in Italy, beaches in Greece, the Alps, Buckingham Palace, Eiffel tower- I WANT TO SEE IT ALL!"
And my adult self replies:
"What is the housing situation? What am I certified and licensed to work as? Will I be able to find work? I need work, I have student loan payments! How will this affect my career path? I'll have to do most of my CEU's online. I should start studying for the driving test. Which car do we bring? How much stuff should we move? What paperwork needs to be done to get Maggie there? I need to buy outlet adapters. I have a hard enough time talking to friends and family now with a 3 hour time difference, now it will be 6! What are the gas prices like? How often will I be able to fly home?"I'm constantly bouncing between excited and terrified. I'm terrexcited.
There is one piece of information about this move that warms my heart. We will fly out of Baltimore to our new home. Which means after spending some time in Michigan with family we can spend our last days in America in Washington, DC.
It will be the perfect place for me to say "see you later America."
How exciting for you! I can understand the mixed feelings. Germany can be such a great place but there are important details to think about. Most of the places you could live have both types of outlets too. I would try to learn German before you go...at least a little bit of it. I never did and wished that I had. And leaving from DC sounds perfect!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the info! Luckily I have a couple months to learn, so I'm hoping to get some grasp of the language. If we were moving to France this would be so much easier for me! I spent 2 years living in DC, so getting to go back there before the move makes makes me happy cry!
DeleteFlying out of Baltimore! :)
ReplyDeleteI would love to see you but I know your'e going to be cramming in some last minute friends from DC. I wish you the best in your travels. GOOD LUCK! Last I heard you were moving to 'bama. I think Germany sounds much better. Also, teen Julie was kickass, so let her take over. :)
Guess I should say this is Christina Anger haha
DeleteSuper late responding to this! I would love to see you! Hopefully we can figure something out once we get our travel plans in order :) Yes, there was Alabama on the table... but the military likes to throw you curve balls. We'll end up in Alabama someday, but not any time soon now.
DeleteHey! You just left a comment on my blog, but I couldn't reply back, so this is the next best thing! Plus, it let me read your post on moving to Germany—awesome!! You must follow (if you don't already) http://worldtravelingmilitaryfamily.com/ (they just moved to Germany and she blogs alllll about the process of PCSing out there) and http://www.wetooktheroadlesstraveled.com/ (she blogs about all of her travels and some fun posts on Germany). You'll love it out there!!
ReplyDeleteAlso, I love hot yoga, too! Well, I liked it when I tried it several years ago. I wish they had something like that here.
I follow both of those blogs! :) Thanks for reaching out! I know I'll love it, I'm just an overthinker so I'm freaking out about the move and changes!
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