I have given moving to New York some more thought. It is SO difficult to know what the right thing to do is. My thoughts so far are as follows:
Advantages
Good for T's job prospects (would mean an early promotion.)
A change (I am ready for that. Six years of mainly talking to people less than 3 ft high means my brain is stagnating.)
More money
New experiences/opportunities. It might be good for us as people to live somewhere new.
Disadvantages
Long way away (a big 8 hours on a plane. ) Not easy to visit.
Horrid place (not that I have ever been there. But it looks horrid on tele.)
Culture is very similar to here. Going to France or somewhere would be more interesting.
Things we need to find out
Can we live away from the city?
What will happen to the cats?
Who pays for:
furniture storage
estate agent fees
shipping our stuff to New York
health insurance
a furnished house in New York
trips home to visit parents and trips there to arrange housing.
Can we afford a five or six bedroomed house so we can have friends and family to stay?
What age is education compulsory? Where would L go to school?
What pay/holiday/hours would T get?
How often would T have to work away from home?
How do the family feel about it?
We also need to sort out mortgage, insurance, letting our house here, furniture storage.
All a bit daunting.
No comments:
Post a Comment