Rational Mind, Intuitive Heart: How I Chose to Move to New Zealand

Making a crucial life decision, like moving your family to a foreign country, requires balancing emotion and logic.

Photo by Charles Black and courtesy of Chuck Black Photography

I can’t explain why I moved to New Zealand.

When people ask, I offer up with some bland excuses.

“I didn’t like the new contract my employer wanted me to sign.”

“I wanted an inside look at what it’s like to work in a public healthcare system.”

“New Zealand is a beautiful country.”

“COVID”

Those explanations are partially accurate, but none is the real reason I packed up my family and moved to the far side of the world.

The truth is that I wanted to do it. I wanted to expand my horizons, try something new and have an adventure. None of that is logical, but all of it is valid.

Photo by Charles Black and courtesy of Chuck Black Photography

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