We arrived in Austria last Sunday. This is the view from our (Jonas' parents) backyard, where we will be staying until we find our own apartment. Life here has started interestingly. It seems that when one moves, instead of visiting, another country, everything becomes difficult. Elevators, doors, signs, faucets, toilets: they're all against me. Things like this did not happen when I only visited! It's like all the inanimate objects want to remind me, "Hey! You're new here!" I don't need reminding, thank you very much. I do need reminding to be patient, content, and calm. Moving to a new country comes with a lot of challenges, and it's only the second week. But it also comes with a lot of joys. Wow, that place is so pretty, we could live there? Wow, that language is so fascinating, I get to learn it? Wow, this life is so new, I get to be curious in it? Or that's how I try to look at things, life is so influenced by one's perspective, isn't it? So, we're taking it one day at a time. Overcoming Noah's jet lag as I rock him late into the night, learning how to drive the curves and hills of these (perspective:) insane!! roads. filling out paperwork for this and that and everything in between, and praying that we began to feel a bit like were home. Hey! I've got a subscribe button at the top right: fill it in and get an email every time I write an update! Please be praying: Jonas got a job at a printing company in Linz. Praise the Lord! He will start Monday. Rachel started German classes, three hours each Thursday night. . Rachel has applied for her visa, pray it gets approved soon! Noah is struggling to adjust to the new time zone, food, and faces, but each day improves. We're starting to look for a place to live, pray we choose strategically and wisely.
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My name is Rachel. My husband, son, and I recently uprooted our lives and moved to Austria. Join me in all things new: language, cooking, church, child-rearing. We're doing the same things, but oh so differently. Archives
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