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Family Details
Where are you from:United States
Number of Children:3 Children
Age Range:4-15
Travel Details
Travel Status:On the Road
Travel Duration:1-2 years
Departure Date:5 October 2010
Travel Budget:Budget (< than $100/day)
Travel Destinations
Western Europe,Family Information:
We moved to the south of France for a year. We call it a family life sabbatical and it’s been a dream of mine since as long as i can remember, long before i got sucked into the rat race i called life.
Ok, it didn’t happen quite as simply and easily as that. Moving to France was no small feat especially with 3 kids in tow ranging from 4 to 15. There were a lot of moving parts, visas, money, moving our stuff, selling our stuff, living in limbo while we waited for visas, getting the kids ready. Plus we did it after we had lost our jobs and left our California Home.
Anyone can do what we did. It’s not just reserved for single people under 30 who just bring their back pack and what they can carry. I’ve done that too so i know what it’s like from both a parents point of view and a young bright eyed high school graduate. Both are equally fulfilling and have their own unique set of challenges but traveling and living abroad with your family has been so fulfilling on so many fronts. We’ll always have France.
ABOUT OUR FAMILY:
We are a blended family of five. 2 teenage boys and a 4 year old daughter. We are a normal family who lived in the suburbas of Silicon Valley California and worked in the rat race for many years until we were laid off in 2007. That is where are journey began. Now we're working on our portable businesses while living in France.
THE KIDS:
The kids are in school getting immersed in French. I'm working on a business and my husband is finally writing that book he always wanted to while he looks for consulting work that he can to from afar.
p.s.
stop by our website where we not only chronicle our jorney but i also offer help and advice for other family's who want to do the same thing with or without kids.
Family Contact Details
Family Name:Annie Andre
Family Website:http://www.annieandre.com
Family RSS Feed:http://feeds.feedburner.com/annieandre
Family Members
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Annie Andre (Mother)
Website: http://www.annieandre.com
Twitter Account: @annieandrehacks
Facebook Profile: http://www.facebook.com/annieandre
RSS Feed: http://feeds.feedburner.com/annieandre
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Blake Elder (Father)
Facebook Profile: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1333587625
Current Location
Currently in: Marseille, France, until Thursday 1st of January 1970
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