"After the pandemic, I realized life was too short to keep saying "one day." Sitting on the dock at my parents' cottage in Ontario, the sun melting into the lake, it hit us: "If not now, when?" Almost a year later, in September 2023, we packed up our two kids and moved to the South of France for a year."
"I run an online business teaching entrepreneurs how to grow and scale using marketing and AI tools. Before the trip, our days were fast-paced: getting the kids out the door, diving into calls, squeezing in gym time, juggling school pickups and family commitments. Uprooting our lives wasn't shocking - we had traveled widely - but doing it with an 8- and 10-year-old added a layer of anxiety."
After their first child, the couple wanted their children to experience living abroad. After the pandemic they decided to move without delay and in September 2023 relocated with their two children to the South of France for a year. They rented out their Canadian house and lived in an apartment in Aix-en-Provence, enrolling the children in a local school. Both parents spoke French and sought a slower, community-focused lifestyle and language immersion. To prepare, the husband took a sabbatical, she reduced her work hours while continuing her online business teaching marketing and AI, and they managed logistics like renting their home.
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