Tales from Siberia

Planning an international move with children? This is what your To Do list might include:
- Passport and visa pictures
- Apply for passports for Finn & Lev
- Renew Meg's Passport
- Acquire official Visa Support Letter
- Apply for Visas
- Sell or Rent out house?
- Apply for Rental License
- Make required improvements and schedule final inspection
- Select a property manager
- Replace septic
- Health Insurance: Is there a penalty? Do we need it? Worldwide?
- Apply for credit and debit cards with 0% Foreign Transaction fees
- Write Health Care Directives
- Understand taxes: Self Employment, Implications of living abroad
- Research travel credit cards and travel hacks
- Get rid of junk
- Give away the dog and chickens
- Learn Russian
- Quit my job
- Determine precisely what we will need to survive for the next year and how to fit it all into 3 large checked bags
- Pack everything that is left into the garage

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Logistics; the To Do List Grows

February 27, 2018

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Megan - Duluth, MN

Planning an international move with children? This is what your To Do list might include:
- Passport and visa pictures
- Apply for passports for Finn & Lev
- Renew Meg's Passport
- Acquire official Visa Support Letter
- Apply for Visas
- Sell or Rent out house?
- Apply for Rental License
- Make required improvements and schedule final inspection
- Select a property manager
- Replace septic
- Health Insurance: Is there a penalty? Do we need it? Worldwide?
- Apply for credit and debit cards with 0% Foreign Transaction fees
- Write Health Care Directives
- Understand taxes: Self Employment, Implications of living abroad
- Research travel credit cards and travel hacks
- Get rid of junk
- Give away the dog and chickens
- Learn Russian
- Quit my job
- Determine precisely what we will need to survive for the next year and how to fit it all into 3 large checked bags
- Pack everything that is left into the garage



1.

Let's Call this a Midlife Crisis

2.

Logistics; the To Do List Grows

3.

Everything Hinges on This

4.

The Future Looks Bright?

5.

Suddenly, I'm Terrified

6.

Interline Agreements, Code Share, and what it all means for you

7.

Progress Report, and an Ode to Duluth

8.

We'll Laugh About this Later

9.

We're Alive!

10.

A Day in the Life

11.

Whatever You Do, Don't Sit Down!

12.

Remember How I Said I Was Afraid the Kids Would Drive Me Nuts?

13.

The Quest for Popcorn Seeds

14.

Stay As Long As You Can

15.

Silence Your Child!

16.

Mmmm. Fish-Flavored Chicken

17.

A Little Slice of North Shore

18.

More Screaming

19.

Our Four Walls

20.

Mom! I Found a Hole For Your Pee!

21.

Coca-Cola Soaked Goodbyes

22.

Snow, And More Snow!

23.

Thanksgiving

24.

We Went to the Zoo

25.

My Parents are Coming! Whoop Whoop!

26.

Dad Here - Guest Post

27.

Proud Mom Moment

28.

More Adventures with Mom and Dad

29.

Village Life

30.

First Visa Renewal Trip

31.

It's Still Winter Here

32.

Cabin Fever is Real

33.

"Hello? I'd Like to Speak With HR"

34.

The Sun is Shining!

35.

Six Months In and Still Loving It (mostly)

36.

Finn Goes to School!

37.

$6.64

38.

More Dabbling in the Healthcare System

39.

Honey, I Poisoned the Kids

40.

Time for a Pity Party...

41.

1000 Hours Outside

42.

"...Wake Me Up at About Half Past May."

43.

How Fresh and Green

44.

The Chaos Continues

45.

Can We Catch a Break Already?

46.

Feeling Isolated

47.

Summer!

48.

Vacation!

49.

Beware of the draft…

50.

Housing in the City

51.

Where Has the Time Gone?!

52.

Registration Woes

53.

Village of Peace/World

54.

Indian Summer

55.

Autumn Leaves

56.

Defeat

57.

Spinning Heads and Heavy Hearts

58.

Life is Weird

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