Family Journey Through Asia

Welcome to The Trip! So far, I have discussed the Beginning and the Preparation.  I am now moving on to our experience in the airports and the new country.  Our first flight was from Dallas Love Field to LAX. In the last post, the Preparation, the family was busy preparing for the move.   We spent our last night, which also happened to be New Year's Eve (December 31, 2017), at a hotel to be closer to the airport in case of icy roads.  At 6:00 a.m. on New Year’s (January 1, 2018) the girls and I rolled our luggage down to the lobby of the hotel.  After checking out, the person at the front desk called an Uber for us.  Suffice to say; everything went downhill.  The first problem was that Uber driver went to the wrong hotel and a five-minute trip to the airport took twenty because the driver didn't know where she was going.  We got the airport around 6:30 a.m. and checked in our bags.  One of the bags was over the weight limit, so...

Welcome to The Preparation! In this blog, I will discuss the process I used to prepare for leaving America.  Interesting enough, I did it all in less than a week. Let's begin. I've been planning the big move since August/September 2017.  I wasn't sure when or how I was going to make this happen, but I wanted to be as prepared as possible.  The first thing we needed to do was to downsize.  I had all the girls go through their property and get rid of everything they were not using.  If it couldn't fit in their suitcase and carry on, it couldn't go.   It was challenging and heartbreaking knowing that your whole life would dwindle to a couple of bags.  But my babies were troopers.  They knew they had to make some sacrifices to make this move successful.  Next, I went through all our memorabilia (baby books, school info, etc.) and necessary documentation.  When I say, 'get rid of' I meant digitizing.  I spent two weeke...

Our plane landed in Malaysia on January 3, 2018, and now I would like to share our exciting experience in a foreign country, provide real facts on the process, funding required, and the trial and errors that come with traveling to an international country with children. I must inform you that I did not attempt this move blindsided.   I spent months researching the benefits of living/touring in Malaysia.  One of the biggest sellers was watching YouTube videos of actual residents/tourists and their experience in a different country.  But I found out quickly that everything you see and hear on YouTube videos is not what it appears.  I hope that my trials and errors will help others who are considering traveling internationally.   I’ve been here three weeks and find myself sitting on the floor (yep, that’s right) trying to figure out what I’m doing.  I’ll explain later. Let’s start from the beginning.  It all began with my kid’s interest...