move to europe

I really do want to move to somewhere in Europe. I don’t really have a specific place in mind because I just can’t bring myself to choose one place. I think I’m just going to have to live in a few different countries over a longer period of time.

Either to Paris- though expensive, Berlin or somewhere in the Netherlands.

I guess I can cross this off as I am officially in Europe now with a student visa that is valid for the next 3 years. I think this will be a temporary stay, I don’t think I want to live in Europe permantely unless I get a really great career opportunity.

Hey—I’d noticed some people writing about this saying that communication was/is hard since calling your family & friends is expensive.
A little tip that came in really handy for me while I was in France for 5 months: Magic Jack.
Go google it.
It’s a little jack you plug into your computer and it uses the internet as a way for calling. You can plug any house phone into it and call any number in the United States (from anywhere in the world) for free. I used this all the time while I was in France without problem. Sometimes there’s static or a little cutting in and out, but no worse than a cell phone can be when you’re in bad range.
So, when I went, I bought a really cheap $10 phone and this jack and used it to call my family and closest friends every Sunday and any other time I needed/wanted.
The jack is small. Put your ring and pinky fingers together. From base to tip of your fingers is about the size of the jack. I don’t know about price as my dad got it for me, but it’s definitely worth it when you consider how much you’ll save on calling cards or phone bills. And you can use it as a landline if you return to the states.
I simply loved this and advise it for any Americans going abroad.
Best wishes

When I added this goal ages ago, this event seemed very distant in the future.
I half-disbelieved that it would happen.
And now….I don’t know how I couldn’t come to live in Europe sooner or later.
I think I will be moving in May.

i want to move to Amsterdam, or any other city that has lots of incredible choices and people, and maybe a college, too.

Well I received my visa a few days ago! I am now legally allowed to live in Europe!

Worth the experience, but not yet all I’d hoped it would be, and being away from everyone I love is hard, especially with how epensive phone calls are.

I am preparing to move to Europe, and it’s difficult. The visa process is really long and I don’t know all the answers, and now I can’t even access my application online anymore so I have to call and see what’s up.

I forget sometimes how powerful my students can be. My struggling seniors were reading “I will arise and go to Innisfree”, discussing the repetition of the title within the poem. We eventually agreed it’s because he’s hesitant to give up everything and go, but he’ll think of the cabin he might build and the lake lapping forever. I likened it to my wanting to move to Europe.

So, a student pipes in…”You should go.”

“Yes,” I respond, “but I’ll be giving up everything—my job, my home, my friends, my money….”

“But,” he responded, “you may end up loving Europe more than here. And you could rent your house. And your friends can visit.”

It was annoying…a 17 year old kid had better insight into my happiness than I did. And the worst part?

He’s right.

Game (back) on.