Off to Sweden We Go!

Hey, Hey, Hej!
Well as most of you already know, we have decided to make to the move to sunny (erh....... rainy) Sweden. What may be puzzling you is why? Why leave a country that has such good weather (right now there are gail force winds and terrential rain outside), laid back attitude................blah, blah, blah. Well Australia is a great place, but for us moving to sweden is about being able to do the things we currently feel like we can't here. For example, buy a house, travel (places other than south-east Asia), save and both have the opportunity to work and have parental leave. Sure we will miss the blistering heat of summer where getting into a car feels like your taking part in the world sauna championships (an actual event!), and freezing cold bathroom floors in the middle of winter. We're swapping these for 3 hours of daylight in the middle of winter and the fact that we might have to plan our toilet breaks at work 6 weeks in advance. All jokes aside, we have weighed up all the issues and the best option for our family at this time is to try and live in Sweden for next 3-5 years, at least.

The last few months have been very busy and the upcoming months promise to be even busier. Our departure date has not been decided on but we know we want to leave by the end of October or early November. My visa has just been granted so it gives us the green light to start planning more definitively. It promises to be an exciting journey and hopefully a positive experience for all of us.