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There's been a lot of stuff to figure out, like what to do with my apartment here in Stockholm (gonna rent it out) and what I can bring with me now and what I'll have to wait to bring with me on other trips up to Sweden (not going to bring my furniture and stuff.) Cancelling services like broadband, phone, electricity, and gas and what not. There's been a lot to think about and still a lot to do. Need to go over a lot of my stuff and throw away stuff I've been collecting over the years that I won't be needing or wanting any time soon.
So this isn't the first time for me living abroad, when I was 16 I went on a language trip for a year and lived in England (Kent) which was a learning experience in a lot of ways. I assume moving to The Netherlands will be like that and then some. A new culture, different customs, and obviously a whole new language I don't actually speak. Luckily most Dutch people speak great English so I'm sure I'll get by most of the time. I also expect the home sickness I had that time won't be that prominent this time since A) I'll be able to come visit my friends and family quite often B) I can go back home quite often too and C) I'm a bit more grown up and know more the reasons why you get it. (If you lose your social circle it can feel very lonely in a new place, add to that the increased stress from reorienting yourself when everyone around you is out of step with you in one or more ways because their expectations of normal behaviour is not the same as yours.)
My work will be project managing Liquipedia mainly, which is the same thing I've been doing up until now. I'm sure I'll also have a lot of other things on my plate though for TL stuff, I'm proficient at HTML/CSS and Photoshop, which usually can be handy. Having more time to dedicate to the wikis will be awesome and I already have a pretty long list of stuff I want to get done that haven't been made because it's not the really fun stuff to do.
So I guess this is all I wanted to say with this blog (hey I'm not even going to style it like my other ones cause lazy and stuff).... However if you wish to ask me anything feel free to do so and I'll try and answer most of the things (although not too offensive stuff or things breaking TL rules!)
Sounds like fun. Congrats on the offer and make sure to spend time learning the culture/exploring around and don't overwork yourself to exhaustion lol.
