Well it seems like this little adventure I am planning might actually happen. I have been accepted to an MBA program in Leipzig and have paid my tuition deposit securing my place. There are still many loose ends to get tied up before leaving, but things are falling into place!
Still my biggest concern, and the only remaining real road block, is funding this journey. However, some key milestones are being reached that are making things look a bit more secure. We were able to sell our car, which was a necessity for us to consider heading to Germany for 18 months. All of our living room furniture has been sold but we are still working on finding a buyer for the bedroom. The last real big item to sell is our home in Houston. Good news though, I am in Texas next week with the goal of getting all the necessary ducks in a row to get it sold! Everyone cross your fingers!
Other than riding ourselves of our remaining possessions, I continue to work on lining up the myriad details of moving our lives to Germany. While I am pretty skillful at finding economical, short term lodging for our vacations, finding permanent housing is proving to be much more difficult than a holiday rental. For some reason, finding online apartment listings for Leipzig has been a Google challenge! But I have found a couple of sites that seem promising. I think housing should be pretty easy to line up once September gets closer. It seems like there are plenty of empty apartments hanging out in Leipzig.
The other maze I have been running through is understanding what I need to do to line up proper German residency and work permits. I think I have most everything figured out...I guess the rest I will have to stumble through when I hit the ground. The one question that lingers is what and how do I get a residency permit for a newborn?? I suppose it will become obvious when it time to line one up.
Other than all of the unanswered questions I have, I am super excited to get a move on. Patience Jon, but not too much, I only have 90 days until I start my journey. My how time flies when you get old!
Still my biggest concern, and the only remaining real road block, is funding this journey. However, some key milestones are being reached that are making things look a bit more secure. We were able to sell our car, which was a necessity for us to consider heading to Germany for 18 months. All of our living room furniture has been sold but we are still working on finding a buyer for the bedroom. The last real big item to sell is our home in Houston. Good news though, I am in Texas next week with the goal of getting all the necessary ducks in a row to get it sold! Everyone cross your fingers!
Other than riding ourselves of our remaining possessions, I continue to work on lining up the myriad details of moving our lives to Germany. While I am pretty skillful at finding economical, short term lodging for our vacations, finding permanent housing is proving to be much more difficult than a holiday rental. For some reason, finding online apartment listings for Leipzig has been a Google challenge! But I have found a couple of sites that seem promising. I think housing should be pretty easy to line up once September gets closer. It seems like there are plenty of empty apartments hanging out in Leipzig.
The other maze I have been running through is understanding what I need to do to line up proper German residency and work permits. I think I have most everything figured out...I guess the rest I will have to stumble through when I hit the ground. The one question that lingers is what and how do I get a residency permit for a newborn?? I suppose it will become obvious when it time to line one up.
Other than all of the unanswered questions I have, I am super excited to get a move on. Patience Jon, but not too much, I only have 90 days until I start my journey. My how time flies when you get old!
