Before we embark on our year-long journey, we’ve been meeting with our friends in Gran Canaria. Some pictures taken during the last weeks: #WeAreGoingToMissYouAll #TwoFabRoad #WellBeBack #ThisIsNoFarewell
From Trucks to 2 Suitcases: A Minimalist Journey
Two weeks ago, our colleague Paula, asked us, “And, how will you bring all your stuff to Taiwan?” She didn’t know that Rob and I have changed our ways. We used to rent huge trucks and stuff them to the …
Chinese Exam in Las Palmas
Yesterday marked another milestone as Rob & I drove the last time to the Chinese School in Las Palmas. It was our final exam for the school year. What started as a crazy idea slowly turned into a passion that …
International Driving Licence
This morning we had an appointment in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria to get an international driving licence. This special licence is important to be allowed to drive in many countries outside of Europe. As we are going to drive …
Last working day
Today was our last working day. We’ve worked several years in the office of Tui in San Fernando. Since Covid, we were mostly working from home. So today we started as usual working at our home office, Rob on the …
Scholarships approved
Last Wednesday this email came in & this made our day. We both applied a couple of months for a scholarship to study for 9 months Chinese in Taiwan. Preparing the application was intense. It included doing an online TOCFL test (Official Taiwanese Chinese Exam) at 4 o’clock in the morning, providing recommendation letters,etc. I must admit we’re both very proud that the scholarships have been approved. On top of that this week we got our Visum for Vietnam sorted out. What a fantastic week! We’re nearly on our way.
The big plan – 1 year in Asia
Moving abroad isn’t something we do overnight. Even when it’s our third time moving to another country, it requires a lot of preparation. Looking back, our preparations for our year in Asia began in October 2019 when we enrolled in …
