If it were just Single Me taking on an overseas career, things will be straightforward - almost a no-brainer.
But it's Family Man with Kids Me. Things are complicated - and they should be. My personal considerations take a back seat. There's a lot of consideration about how the kids will cope, how their education road map will change. Then there's the Wife, extended family needs, and our local financial liabilities.
A career in an unfamiliar land with unfamiliar cultures, physical risks, and psychological hurdles subsisting the entire family. What a challenge. What a leap of faith.
But here we are on the departure date. I will take the first plunge and forge safe grounds for the rest of the family. The Wife will stay behind and wrestle with everything else that's necessary for the final transition. The tasks ahead for her will be gargantuan. It will demand everything of her: time, physical energies, emotional strength. Lisa, I'm sorry I can't bear these with you together.
In a few moments, the wife and kids will be awake and dressed, and we will make our way to the airport to share our final moments together here. There will be tears on my end, be it outward or otherwise.
This is an emotional time.
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