Big Changes in Our Lives

If anyone had asked us about our location over the last couple of years, we would always have answered, 'We currently live in Hungary.' This was the correct response, as we had both lived and worked abroad before and had always planned to do so again. After spending the last few years in our home country, the idea of moving to a different part of the world again started to feel more appealing than ever. Everyday life in Hungary clearly had a negative effect on our mental health and work performance. Just compare the newsletters from 2021 and 2022 - I'm sure you'll notice the difference!

Grasshopper Geography is our only source of income, and thanks to automated solutions, we can take it with us wherever we go. This was convenient when we decided to escape to a (hopefully) quieter, more relaxed life. However, lacking the finances, we knew that our only option was to volunteer. In late October, we started looking for a place without any specific countries in mind. After a few weeks of searching and applying, we found a lovely coastal village above the Arctic Circle in northern Norway. A marine biologist lives here who is happy to have Robert's help with his work tagging whales and studying their behaviour, and Eszter is welcome to help out in his local business.

The first three weeks of January were all about packing up, moving out and leaving the apartment we had lived in. We packed everything we needed into two bags and left on the 25th. We have now arrived in our small village, which is everything we had hoped for: peaceful, isolated and beautiful. Our host is a lovely man and we are looking forward to working with him.

We are sure that this change will help us to improve and allow us to focus more on our beloved maps. As we always say: we have plenty of ideas, and now we will finally have the capacity to realise them.