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after a couple of years of talking, planning, pondering, searching, researching, and interviewing, we have been offered and accepted an opportunity in an amazing city that we couldn’t pass up! we’ll officially be moving and becoming an expat family in shenzhen, china!

kandace will be a school counselor for grades preschool through second grade (putting her play therapy certification to use) at an international school, which all 3 kids will attend, and bret will be in charge of all things domestic, substitute teaching and working on his degree. the kids will receive an IB education, and we will all get to experience global travel all over southeast asia! and culture, adventure, better work-to-life balance and whatever comes our way!

this wasn’t an easy or light decision…full of all the feels and will continue to be. we look forward to taking a few years to play, learn, grow, and make memories of a lifetime! and be open to whatever life brings our way. and we will return home to midwest, usa (kansas city, missouri) each summer.

shenzhen, china is a safe, beautiful coastal city (average 70s all year long) with everything to offer! we’ll be a 10 minute walk to a mountain, and 20 minutes to the beach. we’ll have direct access to the metro to go wherever we want! and a 25 minute ferry ride away from hong kong.  and easy, direct travel to many countries nearby.

big changes and lots to do before we leave! we have sold our home, will be selling much of our stuff we don’t need, and need lots of quality time with friends and family.

we can’t wait to share our adventures with you all! we’ll be documenting our experiences and adventures through various social media channels…and we hope you’ll sign up, subscribe, like, follow, and comment often! we love and depend on our community and tribe, and look forward to staying in touch in this digital world!