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.
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!
