A year of adventure

We are completing an important personal milestone - one year in this country. The clock has been ticking fast and we have settled down pretty well. It's time to pause and take stock of the year.

We have come a long way from the day we decided to move out of Boston. We adopted a new country as our home, encountered a new culture, found new jobs, travelled a bit, bought cars, bought a house. Along the way we learnt valuable lessons in life, a few of which I am listing below:

• A return ticket can be cheaper than a one way ticket.
• Comprehensive car insurance can be cheaper than simple third party (collision) insurance.
• Costco is not necessarily the cheapest place around.
• Six inches of snow can bring down a country for six days.
• You can be driving for ten years, but can still fail a driving test.
• And finally my personal favorite: You can qualify for a mortgage, but you can still be a credit risk for a bank current (checking) account.

As you grow older, you tend to cling on to familiar things. You are surprised less often and tend to stop processing information. This whole moving experience has been one big adventure with lots of little surprises in store. Here is to more of these surprises!