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Venturing out into the world

My youngest sister moved to the Cayman Islands this morning. It’s been in the works for a while, but I don’t think anyone really believed she’d do it. But her visa came through and the job she’d been offered was waiting for her, so off she went.

I’m vastly proud of her for doing this. For following her dreams, and striking out on her own with no one there to catch her. But I’m gonna miss her.

I did the independance thing fairly young, too. Moved from my parents’ house right after I got my first job, into a house I bought by myself. It was a struggle for a lot of years, but I did it on my own. And a lot of people tried to talk me out of it. Told me I should wait until I got married to move out. Told me to wait until I wasn’t alone to take on the big scary world of real estate. But doing it was the best decision I ever made.

And looking back, years from now, I hope my sister thinks that picking up and moving to a new country was the best decision she ever made, too.