On A New Adventure With Willy Nelson

Remember when I wrote about moving to a new location in 2019 and how that triggered me to purchase the Fujifilm X100F?

Well, it happened again.

After being quite unhappy in my previous work environment, several things happened in March this year, leading to me starting a new job in June.

About a month into my new role with my new employer, it has been a great experience.

There is one thing, however: my wife, our three dogs, and I are relocating from Upstate South Carolina to Upstate New York.

This move triggered us to go back to Willy Nelson's song "On The Road Again," which became our family anthem when we relocated from 2007 through 2011 from the Netherlands, to Spain, to Australia, to South Africa, to finally the USA.

I am living in a hotel since mid-June, while my wife is still in our house in South Carolina. We are closing on a home here in New York in August, and I look forward to being united again.

While some people think we have lost our mind, moving from warm SC to NY, which has a lot of snow in winter, we are looking forward to it.

We loved living in South Carolina (11 years!) and made many friends we will dearly miss. But moving from summer temperatures in the 90s with humidity in the 80s to the milder climate here in Upstate New York is one of the perks.

And while we will miss Greenville, SC, its restaurants, Saturday farmers market, and other events, we will get a lot to replace them!

We are in the area between Albany, NY, and Saratoga Springs, NY, which means farmers' markets, horse racing, good restaurants, the Aridondacks, lakes, and even proximity to Vermont and Massachusets.

And from Albany, only a 2.5-hour train ride to New York City!

As a self-proclaimed social documentary/street photographer, what more could I wish?!

While everything has been and still is quite stressful with everything that happened, we are looking forward to moving into this area and starting a new chapter in our lives. So, we are on the road again!