The Big Move!

We have finally made the big move to Jakarta!


The last 2 months have been hectic with sorting and packing, organizing flights for the girls from NZ and a number of flights between Jakarta and Phnom Penh.

2 weeks before christmas and I finally decided to start packing the house.... not a good move on my part. Sorting and packing a 6 bedroom house is a nightmare in itself, especially when your doing it on your own. I didnt mind the packing (might be because all I had to do was point it out to the packers and they took care of that part) It was the sorting that seemed too overwhelming! Where does one start! Well to make a long story short ... I managed to get most of our furniture sold to friends and the rest we donated.

Thank goodness Colleen and Rosalie were around to finish packing my bags the night before we were due to fly out!

35kgs overweight (in luggage that is!) the girls and i managed to get on our flight in time, the weirdest feeling was getting on that plane and letting it sink in that we were moving and leaving Phnom Penh after 6 years. I think most people can understand the feeling of leaving a country that has been home for awhile.

You think it wont sink in that your leaving until you are sitting on that plane. Well for us it still hasnt sunk in that we have left, we all made the comment that it just feels like we are away on holiday. Hopefully over time that will change.