Back at home, I had a week off to recover from Jetlag and catch up with friends. I managed to catch up with someone every evening and it was good to share my new stories and hear what had been happening the last four months.

Then it was time to return to work.  Things had been functioning really well without me, which made me realise that this might be a good point to look for a new challenge. And so I decided to take the leap. After 13 years at Rising Sun, I would finish by the end of October 2018. But where to from here? After traveling for the past few months, I considered building some overseas experience.

My head was a swirl of different thoughts

It would mean packing up my life and starting a new one.

It would mean leaving behind not only family but friends I have known for decades.

It would mean selling off almost everything I own and starting anew.

… but if I don’t do it now, when?

Waiting years would only make it harder…  and if I don’t take this leap, I will probably regret it years later.

Even if it doesn’t work out, it’s another adventure, it’s living life to the fullest. Doing it would mean that I follow through on what I alway espouse – take the chance, live life to the fullest.

 It really was a tough choice for me, but I made it. I decided to move overseas.

With that decision made and some phone calls and interviews later, I landed on my feet with a great offer at another company…  in Berlin.

As I had been getting along surprisingly well with Manja, this really seemed to be a plus point for me. With my decision to move, what seemed like an impossible relationship quickly became very possible and real.

I had many emotional conversations, telling my family and my closest friends first.

It’s a testament to the many, many, awesome people who share my life that every interaction was one of surprise and support. I know that no matter how far apart we may be I have friends for life here.