We're back!

We just moved and the internet that I ordered over 3 weeks ago is finally available. There is one lost cable modem wandering around Switzerland somewhere, maybe even in the post. Who knows. Now I just need to get wireless and all will be good.

Made it to Zurich

w00t! We made it to Switzerland a couple of days ago. The last few days have been crazy with all the grocery shopping and other random things you need to do post-moving.

Random Swiss facts:

eggs don't have to be refrigerated
no working on Sundays
refrigerators are usually called dorm-size in the US
you need to register with the police within 14 days of arrival
meat is super expensive
there are frozen Denny's fries in the supermarket

The Right Thing at the Wrong Time

We are doing it! We are moving to Switzerland!

My visa has finally been approved, the plane tickets have been purchased and we are leaving for Switzerland. First we have to pack though. Isn't that the worst?

After talking about it a great deal, we decided to sell as much as we possibly could. Like most Americans, we have been holding on to too much stuff as we travel around and really, it is just weighing us down. We have boxes and boxes and more boxes of books. Or did, two trips to the used bookstore ago.

Tonight I went to the used bookstore near me with a few boxes of books. This is a rather large bookstore with a lot of staff and I was told there would be an hour wait to receive my offer. Walking around the store I could see why... There were more people selling books than buying. o_0

In the end, I was offered $11 for around 75 pounds of printed material but it was worth it because now I have 75 less pounds to haul around.

We have a moving date!

We are leaving for Switzerland on August 28th. This gives me exactly a month to sell most everything and move the rest to storage. Yikes.

I am going to miss everyone here but I'm also excited for this new adventure. If we make it there in one piece, that is.

The good news and the bad news

We just received word that our visas have gone through! *do a little dance*

There is a housing office that takes care of temporary housing for people coming from overseas. There are only a few apartments though, so they advise you contact them well before hand. Husband sent them email months ago but they were dragging their feet, waiting for the visas. Now that we have visas taken care of, the housing office got back to us and you guessed it... They don't have anything available. So we are stuck looking at temporary studios for around $2000.

*sigh* Now I know why people don't move overseas.