It's Sunday, half past midnight. Yesterday my daughter, Anna, turned 13, which means she's a teenager. Two days before that I proposed to my partner Liza, which means we're engaged.
This Saturday coming I move to Kiev, in the Ukraine, to take a job working for Ogilvy (who I work for in the Czech Republic). I will work there for two years, and for the first four months I will be alone. Liza and Anna will join me at the end of August.
I started this blog ahead of the biggest period of change in my life since moving to the Czech Republic in 1993. Back then things were pretty interesting, except that I can't exactly remember how. So this time I'm going to write it down.
I'm still not sure what to expect, and the first few months are going to be difficult without my family and friends.
I'll keep this blog updated, daily if possible, to let you know how things are going and how much I miss you. Simultaneously I'll be trying to see if a man can survive on vodka, dried fish and d&b alone.
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We're so busy watching out for what's just ahead of us that we don't take time to enjoy where we are.
1 comment:
Well good luck to you Will. It all seems to be "so far so good" from what I can gather from behind my laptop reading your blogs. I think a lot of us are in for a transistion period. I will embarking on the same thing in Warsaw in September. For me, as for you, to leave Prague will be a wrench however, I feel its time to refocus on my career after these 2 years I just gave myself off and allowed myself to party as I didn't when I was studying and embarking on my career. This time is almost over now.
I have my first lot of exams on Tuesday and quite frankly have never sat anything quite so daunting before and am shitting myself because if I fail, no resits allowed. You are either in. Or out. I intend to be IN and stay that way. (If not, I'm gonna need a new career and I'm not going to let that happen)
Wendy will go to Egypt, (I believe) and no doubt will find it a whole different ball game from the Cairo she left behind all those years ago..
There are quite a number of others off to pastures new. Its kind of comforting in a way, to know that there are others who are in for this period of change. I too will be completely alone in Warsaw and have to make of it what I will...only to lead up to another change in 18 months when I move to Shanghai. This is where the career really takes to the skys. Like you, I am looking forward to these challenges and I wish you all the best in this next chapter both in your work life and of course with Liza.
All the best Will
Rebekah x
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