“If I'd have more time/money/space, I would…”
Have you ever said this too, First name / dear reader? I have.
What if you don't set conditions for something you really want to do? What if you take a very practical look at whether it is already possible now?
When I travelled from Cambridge to Oxford to Bristol to London and back to the Netherlands in 2012, I knew: one day I will live here.
But I always had an excuse not to. I would first need a stable base in the Netherlands, more money, then Brexit... But they were just excuses because I was scared.
Still, the dream continued to live in my head. In the past two years I feel that a change of scenery would do me good.
“Maybe we can stay in England for a few months”, I said to Bram. He wasn't keen. He's not very good with change and this was a bit too much of a good thing. Maybe someday, I thought.
I came home one afternoon. I still had my coat on and I hadn't even put my bag down yet. “I asked my boss. I can temporarily go to England, I have already found us a house," said Bram. He was so excited that barely allowed for me to see photos of the house, I had to book it immediately.
North Yorkshire it will be. Never been before, but that doesn't matter.
The little cottage we rent is in a small, typical English village with a bakery, post office and four pubs. On the edge of a large nature reserve and a small river that runs right through the village. I made a drawing of the village, so that I can get a bit more familiar with it.
Even if it's only for a few months, this is exactly what I need. A change of scenery to get out of my entrenched routine and reset my brain.
