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To move near family or stay put
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@merwin
Happy you found a willing ear here! It sounds like you have an internal debate with no real answer. Alaska doesn't seem like a good choice, given the lack of medical facilities. Amsterdam doesn't seem to be high on your list either. Is splitting your time among the options something you would choose to do? Have you spent any extended time in either location? Maybe it would help to spend a month in Amsterdam next spring and a month in Alaska next summer. You may decide not to make a permanent move right away, but decide to rotate locations with the seasons for now if you can swing it financially. You sound happy where you are, but being in the other locations for an extended period of time may help you decide.
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@kjoed53
thank you for your willing ear (or eyes š)āfor the last 5 years Iāve visited both places for 2 weeks each year. Alaska in the winter is a bear, with huge snowfall and ice for many months, as might be expected. Amsterdam visits involve my daughter taking off from work, and usually that works, but it becomes more of a tourist type of visit than finding community there. I think Iām dealing with the need to find my ānextā place, since my family home is too much house and yard for one person. A āfirst world problemā to be sureābut really appreciate your response.