For the longest time wanted to gain some international work and living experience. An opportunity came up in New Zealand that Chris was qualified for. He said he was going to apply. I said, "Whatever, go for it, but we are NOT moving to New Zealand.
Not long later, he was contacted for an interview. I told him not to waste his time, but he wanted to do it. He said it was good practice. Once again, I said, "Whatever, go for it, but we are NOT moving to New Zealand."
The interview went well and they wanted another interview. Once again, I wasn't too excited and kept telling my husband, "Whatever, we are NOT moving to New Zealand."
The second interview went great. At this point, I started to think about life in New Zealand. We began doing more extensive research on the country. We watched YouTube videos, read articles, looked up the cost of living and housing.......we started to think....yes, maybe we do want to move to New Zealand.
......then Chris has another Skype conversation with the company....he did not get the job. They decided to go with someone who already lived in New Zealand and had previously worked for the company. BUT they said they really liked him and were going to try to find a position for him. They said they would contact him in 2-3 months.
We were bummed when we found out. We realized that maybe we really DID want to move to New Zealand. We got over it and moved on with our lives. The door for the opportunity was shut.
Less than a week later, Chris receives an email offering him a job! We were super excited!! The door opened back up!
We did some more research and the salary just wasn't feasible to move and support a family of 5 in New Zealand. We formally declined the job offer. The door for the opportunity was shut again.
We then received an email respecting our decision, but was wondering if there was anything they could do to make him reconsider. The door opened back up.
We were a little caught off guard and didn't know what to think. It seemed liked the door kept opening back up for the opportunity and is something that is meant to be. We did the math to figure out what it would take to be able to support our family. We gave them the number. They accepted it, but needed to do another interview because it would bump him up another level.
The interview went wonderful once again and they formally offered him the position with the salary we needed to support our family. We were excited, nervous, anxious. Our brains were spinning thinking and wondering if we should move and change our lives so drastically.
Our life is amazing right now. We have great jobs, great friends, great community! We love our house, our location, being so close to the beach. The schools are excellent. It is such an incredible place to live. It is the type of town you settle down in and raise your family.......
......we just aren't ready to settle down yet.
We prayed and did a lot of thinking and decided that we should just go for it! We only live once and we want to live life to the fullest. Have no regrets! We want to learn and grow as people. We want to show our kids that the world has so much to offer!
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