We Told the Kids — Katie Bromley

It’s official. This past weekend we told the kids we are moving to New Zealand. My parents are Covid vaccinated and B and I also received the second vaccination shot so soon we’ll be able to spend time with them. The kids took it really well. S is really looking forward to the adventure and really sees it as one. She likes the idea that everything is going to be new and different. E is looking forward to it but is also really apprehensive about missing his friends here. With all the technology we have, he’ll be able to stay in touch with FaceTime, messaging, email, and online games. I think he was concerned about having to give up the old friends to make new ones, but we assured him that wasn’t the case. You can have both. It’s hard to be a kid. Plus, his friends are great and are sure they will be able to visit and stay in touch and we’ll come back to California too.

Here’s where we are today on the checklist:

Resident visa is applied for me (hubs is a kiwi citizen)
Researching international movers - getting quotes
Researching schools
Serious purging and evaluating of the stuff we have accumulated
Signed up for MIQ

Still a lot to do but we’re getting closer.