Late Summer 2010
Our lease in Virginia was up and we were being told that a visa to move to Australia was in the works and we should be moving down under in about 3 - 6 months. We decided to sell our furniture and move to a house in Ohio that had been on the market for a while but was furnished. The price was right for us, and it worked out for the owners (people we knew from church) because their house wouldn't be sitting empty and we were both willing to work with 1 month notice. This house was particularly convenient because Jon's best friend and his family lived 1 hour away. We ended up in Ohio for only 2 months or so, but we were able to get together numerous times. I remember a conversation we had about our plans to travel the country in a camper while we waited for the visa to get processed.
Fast forward to present day...Late Summer 2011
We are back in Ohio. This time we are here to help Jon's best friend and family get packed and on a plane. You see, earlier this year, he agreed to take a 2 year teaching job at an international school in Qatar.
I'm very happy for them to have this opportunity. I just find it interesting that the roles have been reversed a bit. We ARE living in a camper like we mentioned we were thinking about doing a year ago, but they are the ones getting on a plane today that is taking them overseas.
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