Repatriate Me!

Now that I’ve been back in Canada for 5 months, I thought it would be a good time to reflect on life as a returnee after 15 years abroad: what I like, what I don’ t like, things to do, things not to do and how things are different than... read on

Yesterday the movers came and moved our stuff. It was a very hectic morning and I missed the beginning of it since I needed to go to the embassy to drop off my wife’s passport as I mentioned in the previous post – Visa Provisional Approval.

The... read on

Yesterday we had a moving company come to our home and do an estimate for us. The guy first sat down and explained the procedure with some ready made literature which we got to keep. He told us that the estimate is +/- two cubic meters with a... read on

There’s just over two months until I’m in Canada. We’re starting to think about what kinds of paperwork or documentation will be necessary once we arrive. The thing is other than immunization records for my kids and my daughters school records we... read on

Only two months and fifteen days until I am in Canada and then another three weeks and my wife and kids will be there as well. Next Saturday the moving company is coming to our house to give us an estimate. Once that’s done we’ll know what we are... read on

On Tuesday, I wrote about some concerns I had for the initial few weeks when I move in June. Things like needing a mailing address, a place to stay, a credit card and more. Well Most of that has been answered.

Unknown to me, my parents have... read on

I’ve just created a tumblr blog, Later Gator to sell some of the stuff that we’re not going to bring with us when we move to Canada this summer. So far there is only one thing my cuisinart coffee maker. I’m not using it any more since I switched to... read on

In the last couple of weeks talking to various friends, colleagues and other people I know I’ve been getting a lot of unsolicited comments along the lines of “You’re going to do well when you move” or “I know you’re going to land on your feet” or... read on

We made the decision to go to Toronto last night over Ottawa. Back in September I was rethinking and Toronto was a possibility. At that time I persuaded her to agree to continue the move to Ottawa. However earlier this week I realized, in part due... read on

The past few days my wife has become more vocal about her dislike of moving to Ottawa. At first I thought it was just because the city was smaller than Seoul, but she’s been doing some research online and reading some Korean blogs about Ottawa and... read on