I am a little sad because my cousin packed up his wife, 2 toddlers and moved to Berlin.
He left a great university job in the Midwest to become a music promoter (great music scene in Berlin). They have a great house in the Midwest, but the house in Berlin is better in a leafy neighborhood, walk 5 min to school, bike friendly, coffee shops and stores to walk to.
Lucky kids…there will grow up speaking fluent German and become better world citizens.
I am happy for them, but I am a little jealous because they are having a new life and I am not. My life is so predictable.
Both my cousin’s parents died recently so he doesn’t have parental pressures anymore so he’s doing what he wants. And his wife is very supportive. In fact, she’s the one with the money.
Since they lived in the Midwest, escaping Trump and the deplorables was a big bonus.
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