Well today is the 17th November 2014.....it's been almost 2 years since we contemplated the idea of moving to India for Bruce's job and today we are leaving for our 2 week orientation trip to the city of Vadodara, India.
The pre-assignment trip allows us to visit the host city with the company of a nominated local who will 'hold our hand' and show us things to assist us intergrate into the Indian way of life.
We have an itinerary all mapped out for us already including finding a place to live once we move there, medical facility information & location, shopping & the how to's of Indian living. We will meet other expats on this trip and Bruce will visit his new workplace.
It's all very surreal as today we plan to step onto that big bird and fly 17 hours to the other side of the world in the Northern hemisphere to 'see' what our life will be like very shortly after Christmas.
Mixed emotions of excitement (just like a kid the night before Christmas), fear of the unknown (what will it be like living so far from our friends & family?), determination (we've come this far....let's do this thing), Intrepidly anxious (keen to just get into the thick of things and explore new experiences).
We are leaving our home, jobs and family & friends to go on a working life adventure....what we will experience, we do not know....but it will be amazing! Follow us to discover the traveling guru ups & downs.