We made it to Scotland! The last 3 weeks have been intense, and jet lag is a more debilitating affliction than I remember from previous European visits. Apologies, friends. I have a list of in-depth posts to whip up: the last week, travel day(s), home again, relocating the dog, school for the kids, relocating with… Read more

As parents, our highest priority has been and will always be the well-being of our kids. When Gustav and I decided that moving abroad would be the best decision for our family and started looking into ways to make that dream come true, the boys’ counsellors were the first people we contacted for support. We… Read more

Holy coo (no, that’s not a typo…”cow” with a Scottish accent sounds like “coo”, and there is a whole world on social media related to the Scottish Highland coo. Search #coosday on IG for these precious creatures); the last couple of weeks have flown by. I cannot believe we’re under 2 weeks until departure day!… Read more

We have officially cracked the one-month countdown until we set sail for Scotland. A few things have moved along since the 40 day countdown, but we are in a bit of a lull right now: we can see a tidal wave of to-do items coming at us, but not much needs to be done right… Read more

This was the first time I needed to apply for a visa, and it was as complicated and daunting as advertised. The process took 56 days from start to finish, which is not bad, because I know that visas can take months for different countries and circumstances. We chose to work with a UK immigration… Read more

As of today, 20 July, we have 40 days left until our flight to Edinburgh! We received our visas in the mail yesterday, and we officially close the sale of our house on Monday (read about the visa process and selling our house). Securing visas & selling the home were two of our most significant… Read more