HOUSING

Probably the scariest part of planning is the uncertainty of where we will live.  Until a few weeks or so before we leave we have no idea where our location will be, much less our residence.  The idea of living in a cramped RV for a year or more just does not sound like my idea of fun.  We all need our space, especially my two daughters who seem to fight more and more each day.  Nor do we want to live in a pay by the week hotel in some crappy part of the city, but we may well be, at least temporarily. 

Travel-nursing companies provide housing stipends but when we spent the summer in Asheville a few years ago, we learned that it’s not so easy to find a home on Airbnb or Craigslist without putting in a lot of time and effort.  Niki and I were stressing big time.  Only two weeks before we left we were lucky and found a kindred teaching soul who let us rent her furnished second home.  Even then, until we arrived, we weren’t sure what we were getting would be habitable for two months.

Luckily, the home was nearly perfect; location, size and all.  All we can do at the present moment is spend time searching and asking questions.  I will let you know how the process goes, but it’s scary not knowing where exactly you will live.