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One month and “some change”
July 25th was our last day in Scotland. It’s been one month and some change (pun intended) since we packed up the last of our belongings and moved (back) to the US from Scotland almost exactly 5 years to the day that we originally moved there in 2019. I promised it would be our last…
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Moving day, part 1
The company we enlisted to help us move from the UK back to the States came last week to take our stuff on a boat. We are officially in moving mode now (and have been for some time). Chaos rules.
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What do cubic feet look like?
If you are planning to ship anything as part of an international move, you’ll need to get pretty good at visualizing what cubic feet look like. I’ve now gotten some practice in this arena, but it’s still surprising how little space a few things can go in for a lot of money.
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Three years in Scotland
Today marks three years to the day that moved from the states and started our new life in Scotland. It’s been…an interesting experience. I would say it’s been beautiful and rough and full of strong contrasts, just like Scotland’s people, countryside, weather, food, and everything else I’ve experienced here. I thought I’d look back by…
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They vs we
I’ve just returned from my first trip to the states since I moved away two-and-a-half years ago. In the time since I moved to Scotland, I have dearly missed all the things that “we” Americans have access to, and lamented the things that “they” don’t have in the UK. I expected to be overjoyed with…
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Turning on the Scottish
The kids can now “turn on” a Scottish accent when they want to. Me, not so much.
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Double-down
Last week marked a year and three months since we’ve been in Scotland. It also marked the second birthday for our son Sam in Scotland, as well as living through a complete “cycle” of seasons in our new home now that we’re fully in autumn and summer is behind us. We’ve no longer just arrived.…
Writing and drawings by Nick.
