In less than a year, we will find ourselves trying to settle down once again, this time in another country. Ramil will be going to Brunei ahead of us so he can settle down on his own first and adjust to the new work he will have. I told him to give himself two weeks to focus entirely on his work. After which, he’ll be arranging everything we’ll need for when I, Mateo, and Anika follows.

One of the biggest logistic is the house we will be staying in. Although we wouldn’t be staying in anything like a Tamarindo Real Estate property, his employer gives housing allowance so we could relax a little bit when it comes to rent. We hope to find one that’s really, really close to the school, preferably one that is within walking distance especially since public transportation can be difficult there.

After finding a house, he will be doing some ‘shopping’ for the house. Since we plan to get just the necessities, at least for the first few months, I think it will be very much like how we started off when we got married – improvising with many of our things.

We’re still undecided whether we will be sending some of our stuff by crate. Hopefully, everything will be a relatively smooth transition for us.