How did you manage the past three moves?

We ran into friends we hadn't seen in about five years, in the Washington Dulles airport in December. We had lost contact, so they were curious about our trajectory of three international moves since then. If you've been reading here for a while, you'll remember that we moved from California to France in July 2005, to the UK in June 2006, and then here to Switzerland in July 2008. If you weren't around for the ride, and you're curious, too, you can catch up with a few highlights/lowlights below.

Keep in mind that I feel that God made my dreams come true by moving me back to Europe, and that I was ecstatic about it (having grown up in Geneva for 15 years, followed by 15 years in the U.S.). I loved living in a francophone place again for one year, not going back to the U.S. after that one year, and then moving back to Switzerland, the land of my heart! That doesn't mean it was all easy or I didn't get very emotional and overwhelmed sometimes during all the upheaval...but the adventure has been ever so worth it and I am very happy living in Europe.

ABOUT MOVING TO FRANCE:
How I felt just before moving to France
Here's a picture of our funny dryer in France
Starting school in France
Emily adjusting to school after 3 weeks all in French
Funny (mostly) local notes on living in rural southern France
About strikes among the school staff
About local store hours, funny
Healthcare in rural France
The summing up of living in France just before leaving

ABOUT MOVING TO ENGLAND:
How I felt in the midst of sorting out the move to England
Early days in our new home in the UK
Funny number confusion
Failing the UK Driver's License Practical Road Test: Part 1 and Part 2
Passing the UK Driver's License
Struggling with why we were in England

ABOUT MOVING TO SWITZERLAND:
Early Days in Switz
Our first Alpine hike an hour from our house (pretty pics)
Adjusting to Switzerland
Adjusting to new school routines in Switz

And the adventure continues. Thanks for the trip down memory lane, Kristen!