This made me laugh!Another great installment, thank you Matt.
I'd just like to add that Leah could be narrating audio books and particularly children's books. She has a lovely calming voice. As Leah's husband, your experience may vary...
She’s teacher for primary school kids and so she’s had a little practice before jumping into this game. I do joke with her that if things went south and we needed more revenue streams and she didn’t want to teach, this could well be a viable option!
Thanks again Pat! And thanks for commenting on our videos on YouTube too, as you know it really helps!
Spot on! Florida, South Korea, Hong Kong and a lot of time with us Brits!
Hi Tom, great to hear you've been enjoying our little journey! We were at an inflection point for a number of reasons when we decided to leave Hong Kong. One of the main reasons we chose to take the leap now was because the kids are so young. (That in itself brings its own challenges as you can probably imagine!) We realised we have a window of opportunity and that if we don't take it now, it's not going to be an option in the future for quite a while, and even then, it'll be very different. This is definitely not the smartest move from a financial or career point of view but nothing is ever perfect, you just have to commit and make it work. As one door closes, another opens as they say. We'll figure out a plan after this depending on how it all goes, who we meet, and how we feel about everything at the end of our journey. We're trying our best to keep all opportunities on the table and create some new ones at the same time.
Sounds like a plan! We loved all of the places you mentioned and they're changing quickly! As for persuading the family... I'll leave that down to you.
It's got to be fun for everyone is all I would say.
Matt, this is for sure a life changing adventure what you are undertaking. And again Kudos to your super strong wife. I am sure for your kids this is the best preparation for life they can get - however one problem remains: when you are back you cannot send your kids to any school ;-) Just check out on Instagram #dadaezm - another 'crazy family' cruising around the world with different vehicles, sometimes in a Grenadier. They do just home schooling for their kids. And as you said: As one door closes, another opens as they say. Best attitude.Hi Tom, great to hear you've been enjoying our little journey! We were at an inflection point for a number of reasons when we decided to leave Hong Kong. One of the main reasons we chose to take the leap now was because the kids are so young. (That in itself brings its own challenges as you can probably imagine!) We realised we have a window of opportunity and that if we don't take it now, it's not going to be an option in the future for quite a while, and even then, it'll be very different. This is definitely not the smartest move from a financial or career point of view but nothing is ever perfect, you just have to commit and make it work. As one door closes, another opens as they say. We'll figure out a plan after this depending on how it all goes, who we meet, and how we feel about everything at the end of our journey. We're trying our best to keep all opportunities on the table and create some new ones at the same time.
Regarding school holidays, you can still do a lot in that time. I've found the trick is to go where no one else does, which I know is getting harder and harder but there's still good options out there regardless of the time of year.
Hi Pat, we believe anything is possible and so maybe they’ll go to school, maybe they won’t. There’s lots of homeschooling options and Leah is a teacher and so that obviously helps too. We’ll see where we end up and what options we have, what the kids want to do and then and go from there.
Indeed! We know and appreciate that we’re lucky to be able to do this. There were many sacrifices made over a long period of time but it’s not lost on us that these were and are very much first world challenges.
I did the East side just under 20 years ago. I’ve never been to Astana though and so can’t comment on that. Almaty is a mad house now, the traffic is crazy. It’s insane how much it’s all changed. Like you say though, it’s still very much a wild and vast country. It’s hard to get your head around to be honest without actually going there. Great people too!
Added to my watch list!
