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23/10/2009We are moving back to Australia!

We are moving back to Australia! This is the post Jessica thought would never come: she is moving back to Australia.

This is the post I thought would never come, but knew was inevitable, such is the life of an expat. Jace and I, after much thought and deliberation, have decided to move back to Australia. Due to several factors, the timing is right. And while on one hand we are both sad to close this chapter of our cosmopolitan lives, on the other we are really excited to open the next by returning to Jace's home of Perth, Australia and trying our hand at planting some roots.

Let's cut to the chase though as you must have questions, and I have prepared some answers to those questions that we seem to get a lot of now that the word is out.



When are you leaving?
We will be leaving at the end of November. That gives us a few more weeks to enjoy fall in Switzerland, tie up our professional lose ends, and pack a lot of stuff.
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Can I have your stuff?
Nope. Sorry. We are taking it with us... it was a big (expensive) decision which I question daily and will no doubt chronicle here, but no, this is my toaster and I am taking it with me.

I want to live in Switzerland... can I have your job? Your apartment?
Um, as for the job, it is on Monster.com. I have no influence in who gets it, but I can highly recommend it. As for the apartment, I believe it is still available and in Urdorf. We loved it and can highly recommend living in Urdorf... As for living in Switzerland in general, I recommend you throw your hat in the ring if you get an opportunity to live abroad. It is a wonderful experience, and if you don't try, you'll never know... so just do it!

What is going to happen to the blog? Who will write it now?
Well, that is a good question. I definitely cannot write a "Swiss" story blog from Australia, but my blogging days are far from over. I have a few ideas in the back of my head for a new blog (note to self: need cool new blog name…suggestions welcome) and let's face it, it will still be an expat blog (me being American and all, or an 'Ami' as the Aussies say). I am hoping all of you will come along and join me for the virtual ride. This blog will remain online so that future expats can still benefit from the wealth that is Swisstory. And the Swiss Expat Blog Network will stay, too, and I will no doubt be checking in although I will obviously be taking a less active role.

Are you sad to go?
Yes. Of course. Living in Europe was a dream come true for us. I still have a long list of things to see and people to do... scratch that, reverse it... but let's face it, we are still in our 20's. We have some time, right?! Wink I see retirement cruises in the Mediterranean in our future... if not earlier vacations/adventures!

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You just got the handle on your German and now you are leaving?!
Well, I know. That sucks doesn't it? Or should I say, "Das ist total doof, oder? Es macht mich auch verrückt." But it’s cool; I am already taking applications a la Paris Hilton for My New Super Cool German-Speaking Aussie Best Friend. Please contact me for details. Wink

What are you going to do in Perth?
I am looking at online marketing/digital roles in Perth. If you have an opportunity for me, let me know. I am available to rock your digital world as of December 2009. Otherwise, we will be living it up in our house that has been waiting for us these last few years, albeit in the hands of what I hear are clean freak renters (thank you, we love you), dreaming of our future Labrador puppy whose name I will spare you for the time being, and no doubt Jace will be keeping my long list of Asian vacation plans in check.



If you have another question, post it in the comments and I will answer it here.

So that's it. We're leaving. Ho-hum. But until we leave and probably even into 2010, I will continue to blog about our lives in Switzerland and the process of returning home... after all, the blog has to come full circle eventually and bring the harmony that gives me good chi and Zen and super Feng Shui feelings simultaneously.

I thank you all for following us in our expat adventures, especially those of you who have taken the time to connect via email, comments, in person or on the network, and I look forward to sharing our new adventures Down Under with you in a new blog soon. Until then, let's continue our Swisstory adventures, shall we? Wink

Text: Jessica Cartwright of Swisstory / Expatica 2009

 



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