In September Jan and I are leaving Spain and moving to Dublin, Ireland. Jan has a job organised and I'll look for work after we arrive. At present we've both given notice to Fluendo, and we intend to arrive in Dublin in early September. Why Ireland? Well after deciding we were ready to escape Spain and that we weren't quite ready to go back to Australia, we figured we'd look for somewhere English speaking in Europe. By coincidence someone mentioned a going job on an IRC channel that was perfect for Jan! We've never been to Dublin and it's going to be quite a crazy adventure. At this stage we're thinking about living there for 2.5 years, but we're pretty flexible. Why leave Spain? It just hasn't worked for us, we lived it large and had plenty of adventures, I can't explain the reasons without complaining about something that isn't quite it - like being robbed or problems because we're obviously foreign. It is going to be really hard to leave the friends we've made - though we're all travelling so much that I'm sure we'll see each other again, one day. I already miss how it was when we first came, those first few months that built these strong relationships between us. Things I'll miss from work: Jan and I being with each other 24/7, walking to work together, sharing home made lunches, discussing our day on the way home via the shops, Quake at 7pm. Waking up at 9:30 and getting to work at 11. Group giggling at dinosaur and inhouse made comics. My view across the city. 2 hour boozey lunches at paki or milano. Working with my friends (though some have left before me). Silly work people only jokes like wanting a pony. This ends in 10 days from now. Meanwhile there's two months left to enjoy our last summer down this way, and there's plenty going on!