Here we are, sitting on our suitcases. Not literally (though we have so many we could recline on our luggage with our feet up and a glass of bubbly…..) No, we’re following a Russian tradition – when you’re about to travel, all packed and ready to go, pause a while. And think. Where are we going, where are we coming from, where are we just now?

So: we’re on our way to Malaysia, to set up home there for a while. Leaving Oxford, where we’ve been for 6 years. Where are we now? in transition, leaving (temporarily) family and friends in the UK and Europe, and looking forward to new challenges and opportunities. Phew!