Previously I'd mentioned that we were moving from Edinburgh to Newcastle, such that my wife could accept a position in a training-program, and become a more specialized (medical) doctor.
Now the inevitable update: We're still moving, but we're no longer moving to Newcastle, instead we're moving to Helsinki, Finland.
Me? I care very little about where I end up. I love Edinburgh, I always have, and I never expected to leave here, but once the decision was made that we needed to be elsewhere the actual destination does/didn't matter too much to me.
Sure Newcastle is the home of Newcastle Brown Ale, and has the kind of proper-Northern accents I both love and miss but Finland has Leipäjuusto, Saunas, and lovely people.
Given the alternative - My wife moves to Finland, and I do not - Moving to Helsinki is a no-brainer.
I'm working on the assumption that I can keep my job and work more-remotely. If that turns out not to be the case that'll be a real shame given the way the past two years have worked out.
So .. 60 days or so left in the UK. Fun.
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http://steve.org.uk/.
I've been (very slowly) learning the language for fun already, so I guess that will accelerate.
As for the rest, I'm not sure yet how it will be, but I hope it will work out and I'm sorry it didn't for you, Simon.
I do know that I don't care about the cold, but the "dark" might be a little much. I'll have to buy a sun-lamp, and see how things go.