Incoherent Scribblings

Moving Arrangements

I thought I would take a moment to address some of the comments/emails I have had in the past few days regarding my move.

First off, the arrangements for the kitties are coming along nicely. We made flight arrangements for the cats yesterday and now all they will need is a health certificate from the vet within 10 days of their flight. For those of you who are wondering, they will fly three days after me and, luckily, they won’t have to be quarantined.

However, I will admit that I was a tad worried for a while because when we had the geriatric blood work done on Mouse a few weeks ago it was discovered that she was suffering from a hyperthyroid condition. The vet wouldn’t let her fly until her thyroid stabilized, but after putting her on medication which she will now have to take for the rest of her life, she has been given the green light to go.

Furthermore, as of yesterday almost all of my personal belongings have been shipped to the US and will arrive in America this coming Tuesday. My dad has offered to pick them up in my absence, so when I get home my things will already be there.

Of course, I am sure that anyone who has ever made an international move will probably wonder how my things are going to arrive at their destination so quickly.

Simple: When I decided to return to the US, I took the opportunity to drastically purge my things.

When one only keeps sentimental items that cannot be replaced and the bare essentials, it is amazing how much stuff you realize that you have that you will never really miss. As a result of this extreme decluttering mission, I somehow managed to pack all of my personal belongings in just over ¾ of a cubic meter.

Believe it or not, sometimes (i.e., when you don’t have a lot of stuff) it can actually be cheaper to ship by air instead of by sea. And, as you probably figured, shipping things by air only takes days, not weeks.

Finally, for those of you who asked, I am sure that once I get over the stress and excitement of moving back to the US I will occasionally miss Germany and most likely even suffer from reverse culture shock. Nevertheless, for now I must admit that I really can’t wait to leave.

In fact, I am currently so keen on it that I don’t even mind living out of a suitcase for the next twelve days.