I have escaped to my best friend's house for the weekend, and it has been glorious to be in a place where people talk courteously to one another and don't go around slamming doors all the time (well, sometimes Nate-dog does, but he's 6, so I don't think it's on purpose).
We've been spending the weekend hanging out in the pool and drinking cocktails to celebrate....drum roll....me getting the kick-ass post-doc job in Belgium!! Yay! Yay! Yay!!!
After the phone interview I was telling my dad how it all worked out, in a very subdued yet excited voice (as it was about 8:30am). Stepmom walks out into the kitchen where my dad is and whispers something to him about 'yelling', and my dad says, 'she's not yelling, she's excited, she just got a job'. There was some other whispers that tempted me to go into the kitchen and say in a full voice, 'do you have something to say to me? to my face?' but the glee of getting a job made me decide that it wasn't worth the effort.
Later she was all smiles and congratulatory, I think because now she knows I won't be there much longer. She was back to her standard door-slamming, ignoring self as the afternoon wore on, though.
Whatever, dude.
The Belgium job should be starting on or around Nov. 1st. Originally Oct. 1 was a potential start date, but I really appreciate having a couple more weeks to get organized for an overseas move. Luckily I just streamlined all of my possessions for the move from PA to Vegas, so I don't have too much stuff to sort through to move, but there is still plenty to do. Anyone out there have any tips for becoming an expat for a year or two?
At the moment I am sorting through the hundreds of photos I have taken over the last few months and uploading them to flickr, including pics from my favorite band's last show ever, the drive from PA to NV, and Burning Man! The road trip and Burn picture sets are still growing, so more will appear there over the coming days.
Sparkle has done a much better job of updating her Burning Man pics in a timely fashion, so if you want to catch a glimpse of some of our adventures, check out her flickr page.
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here's what i learned when i spent my year as an expat.
a/c storage -- just in case. it's a little more expensive, but your stuff doesn't come out funky. but, since you're in nv and not fla, it might not be as big a deal.
beds are not the same size - leave your sheets, pillows, blankets in the US.
"furnished" rentals don't include sheets, blankets, pillows or towels. (at least not in the UK in the mid 80s)
please, for the love of all that is holy, don't keep that can of peaches from waitrose for the next 5 years after you move back to the states.
and... travel as much as you can! don't fall into that trap of 'oh, i'll go later.' go somewhere every month if you can manage it.
also: waffles. they really did have good waffles in belgum.
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