HeyJaredBridgesandBagpipes
A real-life journey of moving from Canada to Scotland — and everything it means to leave one life behind and begin again.
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The Quiet Power Of Friendship (opens the original)
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A Week Of Firsts, Bridges And Goodbyes (opens the original)
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This week, I rode the train to Glasgow, and made my way to the office alone.That may not sound particularly momentous, but it is momentous to me.I was nervous. I was more than nervous, if I’m honest. I was distressed - not only because I was starting a new job, but because I had hoped the next chapter of my working life might take me in a different direction.I had imagined something more creative, more flexible, and perhaps a little more aligned with the person I am trying to become. Instead, I
The First Eight Weeks: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (opens the original)
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It has been eight weeks since we packed up our lives in Canada and moved to Scotland.Eight weeks of discoveries, adjustments, frustrations, beautiful moments and more than a few tears. Some things have been even better than we imagined. Others have been much harder than we anticipated.So, here it is: the good, the bad and the ugly of our first eight weeks in Scotland.The GoodThe weather has been surprisingly sunny - far sunnier than usual, apparently. So much so that everyone here keeps warning
Familiar Faces, New Memories (opens the original)
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Our house has been filled with familiar voices this week.There have been outings, birthday celebrations, cups of coffee, tired feet and the ordinary little moments that come from having family together again. After so many weeks spent preparing, travelling, waiting and settling, it has been lovely simply to spend time with the people we missed.We started the week with a trip to the Thistles to find a few things Colton needed—most importantly, a waterproof coat. It seems only fitting that one of
A Little More Like Home (opens the original)
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