La Grande Aventure

Well it’s official. Ever since Andy Schleck’s chain dropped off in the 2010 Tour de France, my wife, Jennifer, has been stalking the poor boy (ha-ha…just a joke Interpol).  We are absolutely thrilled with our pending move to Luxembourg. A place until six months ago we weren’t even really sure existed, let alone where on the planet it might be located. As it turns out, Luxembourg is a real place, a Grande Duchy no less, situated among France, Belgium and Germany. We’re on our way there in a few short weeks. The cycling Schleck brothers (Andy and Frank) are just one of many perks.

Our plan to move to Europe was hatched nearly a year ago, when Jeni was offered a job with her current agency in Germany. That gig subsequently fell through. As it happened, Jeni was not deterred from this goal. She bought a new pair of shoes and a new handbag, flew to Luxembourg and landed her a new job working with NATO in, of all places, the Grande Duchy (thanks for the great line, Debbie T)! We have a lot to do before we can move abroad: learn the language (somewhat), ship our gear over, ready our house for the rental market, fly our dogs over, and on and on. I intend to describe our little adventure in bite-sized posts, and I hope to be able to present fun and new people, ideas, food and cultures that we encounter along our travels.