Those are the Abbotts...They're Moving to Portugal
Jack recalls that we spoke of a shared goal to live abroad on our first date. I can't confirm the exact conversation but it sounds right. I have been afflicted with wanderlust for as long as I can remember. Suffice it to say, an interest in seeing the world is one of the things that bonded us as a couple early on. Throughout our marriage, our limited vacation days and scant disposable income went almost entirely to travel. Although those short trips to places like Mexico, Greece, and Japan were enjoyable, they never quite scratched the itch. We watched enviously as friends with more flexible work schedules and lighter family responsibilities spent months exploring and immersing themselves in exotic locales. Over the years, we hosted exchange students and sent our daughter abroad to study, vicariously experiencing the novelty and wonder, along with the occasional loneliness and frustrations that come with living far from everyone and everything they had ever known. Even when the rom...