The Jetsetter vs. The Scout
Colin with the dog, his crate, and a snowboard We were getting ready to return to Austria for our second year abroad, and the pressure was mounting. Our house had to be ready for a new family to move in -- all personal items removed and packed away. I had to decide what would come with me to Austria, and what would stay behind. I didn't remember everything I had in Austria, so I was flummoxed -- do I take this item and have two, or leave it behind and risk having none? Of course, these were not life-or-death decisions. I was not heading out for a Doctors Without Borders expedition and trying to decide whether I needed penicillin, anesthesia, and the like. But I did have big Costco bottles of Advil, Tylenol PM, and gummy melatonin -- things that are actually hard to find in Europe. And they take up a lot of space! I also had to curate my shoe collection. I had taken some cute shoes with me the first time. Shoes needed to be good for walking around European co...
